act up

英 [ækt ʌp]

美 [ækt ʌp]

运作不正常; 出毛病; （孩子）耍脾气，捣蛋

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 运作不正常；出毛病
  If somethingis acting up, it is not working properly.
  1. She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
     她正在鼓捣咖啡壶，那壶又坏了。
• PHRASAL VERB （孩子）耍脾气，捣蛋
  If a childis acting up, they are behaving badly.
  1. I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
     我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。

英英释义

verb

• make itself felt as a recurring pain
  1. My arthritis is acting up again
• misbehave badly
  1. The children acted up when they were not bored
  Synonym:carry on

双语例句

• I hat it when you act up.
  你捣蛋的时候真令人讨厌。
• If you act up agin you know you're gonna get it.
  如果你不反对，你知道你会获得的。
• Little children always act up with their parents at home.
  小孩子们总在家里和父母耍脾气。
• But you didn't act up to your principle.
  但你并没有按你的原则办。
• The children always act up at home in holidays.
  假期里，小孩经常在家顽皮。
• I endeavored to act up to that instruction.
  我曾努力实践这训条。
• Curriculum leadership requires structure to maintains and act up.
  课程领导需要一定的组织结构来维持和运作。
• The car's engine is beginning to act up.
  这辆车的引擎开始出毛病了。
• She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
  她正在鼓捣咖啡壶，那壶又坏了。
• I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
  我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。