英 [ækt əˈɡenst] 美 [ækt əˈɡenst]
反对，抵制：采取行动来反对或抵制某事物或某人。
... take action采取行动, 行动起来 act against违反(法律等); 做不利于…的事 keep up with跟上, 不落人之后 ...
... act a part 表演一个角色 act against 违背 act and deed 有束缚力的契约 ...
... accountability n. 有责任，有义务 act against v. 消灭，消除，淘汰 actuate vt. 开动，促使，激励 ...
违反
Our allies pressed us to join with them to act against the tyrant and restore order on the south shore of the Mediterranean.
我们的同盟们敦促我们加入他们来反抗暴君，并且重新恢复地中海南岸的秩序。
All of which use common simple operations to act against distinct resources.
它们都使用普通的简单操作针对明确的资源起作用。
Takazato is a co-founder of the Okinawa Women's Act Against Military Violence.
高里是冲绳妇女反对驻军暴力行动组织的共同创办人。
They brought news that the president would not act against Mormons who accepted the rule of the United States government.
VOA : special.2009.06.04
He would leave the fort on April fifteenth if the Confederates made no hostile act against Fort Sumter or against the United States flag.
VOA : special.2009.08.06
In other words, as the judge said, what's always moral isn't necessarily against the law and while I don't think that necessity justifies theft or murder or any illegal act, at some point your degree of necessity does, in fact, exonerate you from any guilt.
换言之，正如法官常说的，情有可原，未必不可法外容情,当然我不认为，一句情有可原,就能为盗窃，谋杀以及其他违法行为正名，但有时，情有可原的程度,确实可能法外容情，赦免你的罪行。
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In Kenya,Human Rights Watch says, people are losing faith that the power-sharing government of President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga will act against powerful politicians and business leaders accused of supporting and inciting ethnic violence in the aftermath of the disputed presidential elections in 2007.
VOA : standard.2009.07.31
It marked the first time authorities have invoked the 2001 Patriot Act against a virtual currency.
When people act against their self-interest I see a flashing neon sign: Interesting Psychology Here!
But with e-books windowing can act against the best interests of publishers and authors.