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verb + acting
acting 作名词时，常与表示从事、学习等意义的动词搭配。
She decided to pursue acting after college.
她大学毕业后决定从事表演。
表演
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
表演
the performance of a role or part in a play or film
She decided to pursue acting after college.
她大学毕业后决定从事表演。
由一方完成的行为
Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
在戏剧中扮演角色
the performance of a part or role in a drama
假装
Pretending.
演员的职业
The occupation of an actor.
She took an acting class to improve her skills.
她上了一门表演课来提高自己的技能。
His acting in the play was very convincing.
他在剧中的表演非常令人信服。
Many actors study acting for years before they succeed.
许多演员在成功之前要学习表演多年。
acting 作名词时，常与表示从事、学习等意义的动词搭配。
She decided to pursue acting after college.
她大学毕业后决定从事表演。
acting 作形容词时，通常放在表示职位或头衔的名词前，表示“代理的”。
He was appointed acting manager of the team.
他被任命为球队的代理经理。
in acting 常与 be interested, have a career 等搭配，表示领域。
She has always been interested in acting.
她一直对表演感兴趣。
Not this
She gave a wonderful acting.
Use this
She gave a wonderful performance.
在英语中，'acting'作为名词通常是不可数的，表示抽象的表演艺术，而不是具体的某一场表演。因此不能说'a wonderful acting'，而应该用'performance'来表示具体的表演，或者用'Her acting was wonderful'来表达。
Not this
He is an acting.
Use this
He is an actor.
'acting'是名词，表示表演艺术或行为，不能直接指代演员。表示演员应该用'actor'。
Not this
I like acting movies.
Use this
I like action movies.
中文的'动作片'容易误译为'acting movies'，但正确的表达是'action movies'。'acting'表示表演，而'action'表示动作。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
表演生涯
She had a successful acting career.
她拥有成功的表演生涯。
表演天赋
His acting talent was recognized early.
他的表演天赋很早就被认可。
表演能力
The director praised her acting ability.
导演赞扬了她的表演能力。
表演角色
He landed the leading acting role.
他获得了主要表演角色。
表演经验
She gained valuable acting experience in community theater.
她在社区剧院获得了宝贵的表演经验。
表演表现
His acting performance was outstanding.
他的表演表现非常出色。
出毛病；行为不端
The kids have been acting up all day.
孩子们一整天都在调皮捣蛋。
发泄情绪（尤指通过不良行为）
He was acting out his frustration by shouting.
他通过大喊大叫来发泄他的沮丧。
扮演角色；装模作样
She is really acting the part of a professional.
她真的表现得像个专业人士。
没有小角色，只有小演员。
She has always been dedicated to the craft of acting.
她一直致力于表演艺术。
表演是在虚构的情境中真实地行为。
His passion for acting led him to study at a renowned drama school.
他对表演的热情使他进入一所著名的戏剧学校学习。
Use acting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象演员在舞台上'行动'（act）+ ing，表示正在表演角色。
语域：neutral 常见场景：戏剧、电影 通常用于描述戏剧或影视中的表演行为，语域中性，适用于正式和非正式场合。
这些词都与“acting”一样以“-ing”结尾，但发音不同。其中“dancing”与“acting”的重读元音相同（/æ/），但辅音部分不同；其余词的元音均不同，因此不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.