act
æktnoun
A1814th most heard wordIn 205 of 2278 videos (9%)heard 308 timeslast on Oct 18, 2026
- n. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- n. something that people do or cause to happen
- n. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
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- 16:23A small kind act can give big hope.一个小小的善举能带来巨大的希望。Dad Thinks Mom Is Cheating... But What’s the Truth?! I Slow English Listening Story (A2)
- 5:06We were we were auditioning for a movie that I was already acting.我们当时在为一部电影试镜，而我已经在里面演了。Awful Auditions & Catastrophic Casting Stories On The Graham Norton Show
- 17:32And so every time I was on him, I was like having to act quite queenly and regal, and I'd be like okay onward, and Prince just wouldn't move.所以每次我骑在它身上时，我都得表现得很有女王范儿，很有威严，我会说‘好吧，前进’，但普林斯就是不动。Saoirse Ronan's Best Bits 🥇 | The Graham Norton Show
- 14:35And I'm not gonna artificially act like that's happening right now.我不会刻意假装这一切现在就在发生。Meeting My Girlfriend’s Parent for the First Time | Truth or Drink | Cut
- 6:58Even better, those surfaces have different charges, so they act as magnets for drug molecules.更妙的是，这些表面带有不同电荷，因此它们像磁铁一样吸引药物分子。4 Things We Can Learn From Explosions
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mommʌmn. informal terms for a motherhahɑ:n. (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of daydaddædn. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talkgracegreisn. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influencegiftgiftn. something acquired without compensationsaysein. the chance to speak
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