Word
playacting
/ˈpleɪˌæktɪŋ/
noun
演戏，表演
核心释义
指戏剧中的角色扮演
the performance of a part or role in a drama
- 1.
做作；演戏
n the performance of a part or role in a drama；v perform on a stage or theater
做作；演戏
用法In use
His playacting was so obvious that no one believed his story.
用法提示：这里playacting是名词，表示‘假装、做作’。
She was playacting the role of a queen in the school play.
用法提示：这里playacting是动词的现在分词形式，表示‘表演、演戏’。
Stop the playacting and tell me the truth.
用法提示：这里playacting是名词，表示‘装模作样’。
playacting (noun) as subject
作为不可数名词，表示演戏或装模作样的行为。
Playacting can be exhausting.
演戏可能会让人筋疲力尽。
be playacting (verb phrase, continuous)
用于描述某人假装或夸张地表演。
Don't take him seriously; he's just playacting.
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学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作为名词时通常不可数，意为‘假装、做作’；作为动词时是playact的现在分词，意为‘演戏、假装’。
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