vi. If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way. 表现
- Stop acting your age! You’ll grow older faster; 不要表现的像大人，你会更快的老去；
- You can’t think your way to into acting right, but you can act your way into thinking right.
act like a diva diva本意指”著名女歌手, 影响力很大的大咖”, 口语中指”自以为是的人, 妄自尊大的人, 只考虑自己需求, 不考虑别人感受”(一般更常见于描述女性) No, you’re wrong. I wasn’t acting like a diva. 不, 你错了, 我并没有耍大牌。
act like a prima donna
prima donna: 女主角, 首席女歌手; 爱慕虚荣的人 Leave her alone, she is just trying to act like a prima donna. 別理她, 她在”耍大牌”。 Would you please tell her to stop acting like a prima donna?麻烦你能叫她別再”耍大牌”了吗？
act quickly to do … 行动迅速的去做…