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act on 奉行，按照…行动
    同义替换：
    be according to
    act 原始涵义：
    vt. & vi. 做，做事，行事；行动，采取行动The time for thinking is past, we must now act.思考的时间过去了, 我们现在必须行动。
    表演, 举动像…;装出,假装,做作Oliver is acting tonight.奥利弗今晚演出。
    n.行为, 行动My first act was to run into the waiting room.我的第一个行动就是跑进客厅。
    真题重现：
    Governments throughout the world act on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community.世界各国政府都按照这样一个假设行事：人民的福利在很大程度上取决于经济实力和社会财富。(2000翻译)
    造句：
    The police are acting on the information received.
    警方正根据获得的情报采取行动。