be acquainted with = know了解
I’m not acquainted with the rules of football.
我不知道踢足球的规则。
acquaintance
have a nodding acquaintance with = know somebody/something only slightly与…点头之交；肤浅的知识
No, I don’t know the name of Everton’s captain; I’ve only a nodding acquaintance with football.
不，我不知道埃弗顿队队长的姓名。我对足球的知识很肤浅。
make the acquaintance of = to get to know or meet 结识…
Who, Marry Smith? I’ve never made her acquaintance.
是谁？玛丽史密斯？我根本不认识她。
scrape up an acquaintance with = deliberately try to make friends with somebody (usually for one’s own advantage)想方设法与…结识（通常为了自己的利益）
I scraped up an acquaintance with the secretary and got him to propose me for membership of the club.
我想尽一切办法结识秘书，请他推荐我为俱乐部会员。
acquire
acquired taste = liking/preference for the unusual, obtained gradually 后天养成的嗜好
I like jam with cheese, but it’s an acquired taste.
我喜欢乳酪果酱，不过这是后天养成的一种嗜好。
acquit
acquit oneself = behave (as required / expected) 使自己作出某种表现
She was nervous about meeting the duke, but she acquitted herself well.
她因要见公爵而忐忑不安，但后来却表现得很得体。
across
get/put something across = make one’s (possibly difficult) meaning clear 把某事讲清楚；使某事被了解
The difficulty in selling this item is getting across to the potential customer that the higher quality justifies the higher price.
推销这种货物的困难是难以使可能买的顾客了解优质优价的道理。
act
act a part = hide one’s real feelings 装腔作势
He pretended to be impressed by their new car but he was only acting a part.
他装出喜欢他们的新车，但那只不过是他装腔作势而已。
act of God = unforeseen and damaging event, or favorable divine intervention 不可抗力；天灾（如风暴、洪水、地震等）
It was an act of God: the river broke its banks and they were flooded out.
真是天灾：江河冲毁堤坝，人们背井离乡。
Nobody was hurt in the bus crash – it must have been an act of God.
没有人在公共汽车撞车事故中受伤-这一定是天意
act on/upon = take action because of (something known)遵照…行动
He suggested what I should do and I acted on his advice.
他建议我该怎么做，我按照了他的意见行事。
act out = show an idea, story or happening by one’s looks, talk and movements, or put into action 用表情谈话，用动作描绘出；执行，实行
She tried to act out a story that she had read.
她试着把所读过的故事绘声绘色地表演出来。
All his life he tried to act out his beliefs.
他一辈子都在努力把他的信念付诸实践。
act up = misbehave or malfunction （机器、车）运转不正常
My car wouldn’t start again this morning – it’s always acting up lately.
我的车今天上午又没发动起来-它最近老是出毛病。
catch somebody in the act = come across somebody while he/she is doing something wrong 当场捉住某人
I went back unexpectedly and caught him in the act of searching my personal papers.
我突然返回，正好发现他在查阅我的私人信件。
get in on the act = intrude, or copy somebody, for a hoped – for advantage（为了想得到好处）加入，参与，插一手
They were doing well in their new shop until her mother got in on act and drove away much of their custom.
在她母亲插手后许多顾客不再光临之前，他们的新商店经营的很好。
get/put one’s act together = become organized 组织起来
His lecture was going badly until he got his act together and by the end they were all very impressed.
他开始讲得不好，但经过组织以后，最后给人们都留下了深刻的印象。
old pal’s act = favoritism to a friend (especially in business)（尤在商业中）对朋友偏袒
I put in the lowest price but he gave the contract to his friend’s firm – a typical example of the old pal’s act.
我提出最低价格，但他把合同给了他朋友的公司-一个对朋友偏袒的典范。
put on an act = pretend (ostentatiously)装腔作势
He appeared to be upset with her but he was only putting on an act.
和她在一起，他显得心绪烦乱，但这只是装腔作势而已。
action
actions speak louder than words = deeds are more effective than mere talk行动比语言更响亮；事实胜于雄辩
Actions speak louder than words when it comes to tidying up the village.
到清理村子时，行动会比语言更响亮。
action stations =be prepared immediately 各就各位
Action stations! Here comes the boss.
各就各位！老板来了。
go into action = start working(vigorously)（朝气蓬勃地）干起来
He’s reluctant to begin, but when he does you should see him go into action.
他不愿意开始，但他一旦开始了，你就会看到他干得十分卖力。
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发表于 2008-9-20 09:58:33
