act out
act out
[phrasal verb]1
a : to behave badly especially because you are feeling painful emotions (such as fear or anger)发泄；宣泄
- What can parents do when their kids start acting out?孩子们开始宣泄情绪时，父母能做什么呢？
b act out (something) or act (something) out : to show that you are feeling (a painful emotion) by acting in ways that are not good or acceptable用行动来发泄
- children acting out their emotions in inappropriate ways孩子们以不恰当的方式宣泄情绪
- He tries not to act out his anger/frustrations.他尽量不把他的愤怒/沮丧发泄出来。
2
act out (something) or act (something) out
a : to perform (a play, a character in a movie, etc.)（在戏剧、电影中）表演，演出
- plays acted out on stage搬上舞台的戏剧
- She skillfully acted out the role of a young queen.她出色地扮演了一位年轻的皇后。
b : to do and say the things that happen in (a movie, past event, etc.)表演（电影、过往事件等的场景）
- At their last party, they acted out [=reenacted] scenes from old movies.在他们的上一次聚会上，他们表演了老电影中的几场戏。
- The children were acting out what they saw on television.孩子们把他们从电视上看到的又演了出来。
- adults acting out their childhood dreams/fantasies [=doing the things they wanted to do when they were children]实现孩提时梦想的成年人
⇒ Main Entry: 2 act
