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In the play, a wicked uncle acts as a foil to the noble prince.

在剧，一个坏心肠叔父给高贵王子做衬托。

A newly-devised microcomputer can act as a guide to a blind person.

一种新设计微型计算机能够充任盲人向导。

Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.

高额罚款是对开车人制约。

Who will act as mediator in the dispute.

谁在充当调解人?

His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.

他妻子沉着冷静抵销了他急性子脾气。

The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.

不同地区房价差异阻碍了劳动力流动。

We must not catch the bad habit of “acting as overlords”.

我们不应该染上“当官做老爷”坏习气。

In addition, leukemoid reaction occurred and acted as indicator of recurrence.

此外，此病例伴有白血病样反应作为肿瘤复发指标。

The apical cell and basal cell act as the ancestor cells of frond and rhizoid.

两个细胞分别成为叶片和假根祖细胞。

In this way, a beautifier acts as an aid to communication and software maintenance.

用这种方式（指强迫程序接受标准化写法），美化器又充当了辅助交流和软件维护角色。

It acts as a catalyst in the process of fermentation.

它在发酵过程起作用。

The bursae act as cushioning to allow smooth gliding between these structures.

滑囊起缓冲作用，以保证两个结构通畅滑动。

The cat acted as a surrogate mum to the chicks.

这只貓当起了小鸡妈妈来。

He acted as chairman of the meeting.

他担任大会主席。

He acted as secretary to the board.

他充任委员会秘书。

The personnel manager has been casting about for somebody who can act as receptionist.

人事部经理一直在到处物色接待员人选。

The committee acts as an independent watchdog over government spending.

这个委员会作为独立监察机构监督政府开支。

I opened my worn-out cotton quilt, put the book of Capital Theory under the quilt as my pillow, and lay down on my Bed flatling and acted as if there was no one else present.

我打开我烂网套，把哲学讲师送我《资本论》第一卷塞在网套下当枕头，旁若无人地、直挺挺地在我“床”上躺下了。

The purpose of the bulkhead is threefold: to seal the forward end of the motor, to retain the pyrogen igniter, and to act as a blowout plug in case of motor overpressurization (discussed earlier).

目，该舱壁是三个方面：密封着年底汽车，保留热原点火器，并充当井喷堵塞在案件电机overpressurization （讨论以较早者为准） 。

The corotation circle acts as an interface that can either reflect or transmit these waves, allowing them to gain energy at the expense of the global rotational kinetic energy of the galaxy.

共同旋转圈作用，像个以反射或透射这些波介面，让它们转换星系整体转动动能为自身能量。