the act

He was caught in the act of stealing a car .

他偷汽车时被当场逮个正着。

There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent .

仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

The Act was introduced to end restrictive practices in the docks .

这项法案的推出是为了终止码头的限制竞争现象。

It wasn 't the act of a sane person .

心智健全的人做不出这种事来。

The Act provides that only the parents of a child have a responsibility for that child 's financial support .

法令规定只有孩子的父母才有责任为孩子提供经济支持。

The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours

该法令允许警方将嫌疑犯扣押最多48小时。

When he tested an early vaccine on himself , some described the act as foolhardy

当他在自己身上试验还处在初级阶段的疫苗时，有些人说他的行为是蛮干。

Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him .

当尼尔从后面走过来时，肯正在付账。

The act had a specific intent , to protect freed slaves from white mobs .

这项法案有明确的目的，即保护被解放的奴隶免受白人暴民的伤害。

The Act makes no distinction between men and women .

该法令对待男女并无区别。

The act would be below the national dignity .

这种行为有失国格。

It happened in the act , not before or after .

这件事不早不晚就发生在行动过程当中。

The act was passed by Congress and went into effect in july , 1980 .

这项法令由国会通过，于1980年7月生效。

And it was easy enough , provided that you could avoid being caught in the act .

而且逃起来也容易，谁会在搞事儿的时候给人当场擒拿？

First it was politicians , now a novelist has decided to get in on the act .

开始是政客们，现在是一个小说家也决定染指其中。

No , they found , just the act of planning to take a photo — and not actually taking it — had the same joy-boosting effect .

研究人员发现，答案是否定的。人们不需要真的拍照，仅仅是有拍照这个打算一样能产生增加愉悦感的效果。

It caught us in the act , sent an alert to my smartphone , and also listed our RF interference on the system 's event log .

它在运行中搜索到了我们，并向我的手机发出警报，并在系统的事件记录中列出了我们的无线电干扰。

He also won praise from social media users after Mr ． Anderson posted about the act of kindness on Facebook ．

安德森在Facebook上发布了这一善举后,他也赢得了社交媒体用户的赞扬。

The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion .

这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。

The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority .

该法案以压倒多数通过。

I was in the act of shooting him when I suddenly recognized him .

我正要向他开枪时，突然认出了他。

And from a security standpoint the act raises as many fears as allays .

而从安全角度来说，该法案消除恐惧的同时也增加了担忧

Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes .

正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。

The act or a round of apportioning or distributing .

分布或散布或分配的行为

Fortunately , CCTV caught him in the act and they soon got the answer – nose to nose .

好在视频监控系统把它逮了个正着。亨德森一家也很快得到了答案，而且还是以面对面的形式。

The act or an instance of enjoining ; a command , a directive , or an order .

命令的动作或例子；命令，指令或训谕

This expression is similar to " cold shoulder " , a phrase used to express dismissal or the act of disregarding someone .

没错，其实这个说法就是从coldshoulder这个短语衍生出来的。这个表达与coldshoulder类似，后者通常用来表达拒绝或无视的行为。

The Act prohibits anyone who offers a written warranty from disclaiming or modifying implied warranties .

马莫法案禁止任何提供书面保证的人否认或修改默示保证

Clicktivism refers to the act or habit of using the internet as a primary means of influencing public opinion on matters of politics , religion or other social concerns .

“网络点击行动主义”指的是使用网络作为影响公众对政治、宗教或其他社会问题看法的主要手段的行为或者习惯。

Manspreading is the act of a man sitting with his knees spread widely apart , particularly when this crowds people next to him or prevents someone from taking an adjacent seat .

“大爷式占座”指男性将双腿张开的坐姿，特别指他们用这种坐姿将身边拥挤的人群挤开，或阻止别人坐他们旁边的座位。