enact
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·act /ɪˈnækt/ verb [transitive] 1 formalAP to act in a play, story etc 上演；扮演 a drama enacted on a darkened stage 在灯光暗淡的舞台上演的戏剧2 SCL law to make a proposal into a law 将…制定成法律 Congress refused to enact the bill. 国会拒绝通过该法案。 —enactment noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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enact• It may not be long before more brutal solutions to this modern menace are enacted.• The immigrant-aid cutoff was controversial at the time the legislation was enacted.• The necessary legislation has been enacted.• A discussion then occurs within the elite, to determine whether this policy should be enacted and how it should be implemented.• The Basic Law will still be enacted, promising a panoply of rights and freedoms for 50 years beyond 1997.• They migrated to Montana, where legislators as recently as 1963 tried and failed to enact similar controls.• Under a new law, universities must enact smoke-free policies on their campuses.• It is the competence to recognize and enact the rules, procedures and forms of understanding of a particular cultural environment.• The characters wear colorful outfits and enact their scenes center stage.• Even Frederick Douglass's Paper enacted this synecdoche.en·act verbChineseSyllable
etc a in play, Corpus to story act
enact
en‧act /ɪˈnækt/
verb [transitive]
1. formal to act in a play, story etc:
a drama enacted on a darkened stage
2. law to make a proposal into a law:
Congress refused to enact the bill.
—enactment noun [uncountable and countable]
en‧act /ɪˈnækt/
verb [transitive]1. formal to act in a play, story etc:
2. law to make a proposal into a law:
—enactment noun [uncountable and countable]