| 词汇 | in the act |
| 释义 | Idiom in the act (of doing something) Theme: HAPPENING while doing something.There he was, in the act of opening the door.I tripped while in the act of climbing.It happened in the act, not before or after. in the act1. As one is doing something. The police caught the robbers in the act of ransacking another house. I suspected that my friend was stealing money from me, and then I caught her in the act. 2. While having sexual intercourse. Can you believe I caught my husband in the act with another woman? in the act (of doing something)while doing something. There he was, in the act of opening the door. I tripped while in the act of climbing. in the act1. In the process of doing something. For example, The police caught the robber in the act, or I was in the act of closing the window. [Second half of 1600s] 2. Performing sexual intercourse, as in Her father caught them in the act. [Late 1500s] |
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