act up

出毛病, 运转不正常, 耍脾气, 捣蛋

例句与用法：

The engine began to act up and he thought he would have to hit the silk.

引擎开始失灵，他心想非要跳伞降落不可。

Continually heavy rain made some rivers act up.

连续不断的大雨造成一些河流泛滥。

The car acted up because the spark plugs were dirty.

汽车出毛病是因为火花塞脏了。

The car's acting up again.

这辆汽车又出毛病了。

1. 调皮; 任性

The dogs acted up when a stranger entered the front yard.

有陌生人走进前院时, 狗就开始又叫又跳。

The boy is fond of acting up with him.

这男孩喜欢和他一同捣蛋。

2. 出毛病

My car has been acting up again.

我的车子又出问题了。

The car's engine began to act up.

汽车的发动机开始出毛病了。

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词义辨析：

同义参见:

misbehave

act up1.■[口语]2.■(汽车、机器)运转不正常；失灵；出毛病：The car's engine is beginning to act up.汽车发动机在开始失灵。3.■(身体某部分)疼痛起来，作痛，(疾病)发作：His stomach acted up after dinner.饭后他的胃病发作了。4.■举止不端；捣蛋，调皮；任性，使性子，耍脾气，发怒：The children have been acting up all evening.整个晚上孩子们都在调皮捣蛋。5.■做出适当的反应，适当地做出反应：When the girls tease him,he doesn't quite know how to act up.姑娘们拿他逗乐时，他就没辙了。6.■炫耀，表现：The kid likes to act up for the benefit of anyone who cares to notice.这孩子喜欢做各种动作来惹人注意。

act up

动词 act up:

misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way

同义词：carry on

make itself felt as a recurring pain

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