1[always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]BEHAVE to do things that are good, bad, sensible etc 表现SYN act
She behaved in a very responsible way.
她表现得很有责任心。
behave towards
I think he behaved disgracefully towards you.
我觉得他对你太不像话了。
behave like
grown men behaving like schoolboys
表现得像小学生一样的成年男子
behave as if/though
He was a little boy, but he behaved as if he was an adult.
他是个小男孩,可表现得跟大人一样。
2 (also behave yourself)BEHAVE to not do things that annoy or offend people 举止规矩有礼;检点OPP misbehave
Will you children please behave!
你们这些孩子能不能规矩一点!
I hope Nicholas behaved himself at the party.
我希望尼古拉斯在聚会上规矩一点。
well-behaved/badly-behaved
a badly-behaved class
不守规矩的班级
3[always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DO if something behaves in a particular way, it does those things 作出反应,发生作用
Quantum mechanics is the study of the way atoms behave.
量子力学是研究原子运动的学科。
nTHESAURUS
behave to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc
His teacher said he’d been behaving badly at school.
I’m not going to talk to her until she starts behaving reasonably.
Oh, be quiet! You’re behaving like a two-year-old.
act to behave in a particular way, especially in a way that seems unusual, surprising, or annoying to other people
Tina’s been acting very strangely lately.
What makes grown people act like that?
treat to behave towards someone or deal with someone in a particular way
She said that he’d treated her really badly throughout their two-year marriage.
I’m sick of my parents treating me like a child.
conform to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave
Young people sometimes want to rebel and therefore they refuse to conform.
Society typically brings pressure on individuals and groups to conform to civilised norms.
conduct yourself formal to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people will notice and judge the way you behave
Public figures have a duty to conduct themselves responsibly, even in their private lives.
By the end of the course, you should be able to conduct yourself with confidence in any meeting.
Examples from the Corpus
behave• Her kids just don't know how to behave.• Although men provide more menace to the basis of a society, it is women who are instructed in how to behave.• The next time I saw him, Frankbehaved as if nothing had happened.• Then a great many of the bar's occupants began to behave as if they had just rememberedurgentappointments.• Eventually, the children themselves may begin to understand their own feelings, and why they behave as they do.• How does Sam behave at school?• You behaved bravely in a very difficult situation.• A policespokesman said the demonstrators were well behaved but wet.• If you two don't behave, I'm taking you straight home.• The best way to behave is to act assertively, she said.• Oh, be quiet! You're behaving like a two-year-old.• I'm not going to talk to him until he starts behaving reasonably.• Given that malealbatrosses have the same geneticincentives as male elephantseals, why do they behave so differently?• She had behaved very reasonably, she told her husband afterwards.• William was behaving very strangely towards me.• If you behave yourself, I'll let you stay up to watch the movie.• Make sure you behave yourselves when we visitGrandma.
behaved in a ... way• As an entity, the United States behaved in the same way.• If they had been in their subordinates' shoes, they would have behaved in the same way.• We can imagine that, if we believed what the Calvinists believed, we would have behaved in the same way.• She behaved in this way ever since the first attempt...• That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner can not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.• She behaved in a shocking way towards her.• In return, they have, not surprisingly, behaved in ways which confirmed these perceptions.• Some at least of the leading Romans felt and behaved in a way which seemed to him perfectly understandable and eminently sensible.
From Longman Business Dictionary
behavebe·have /bɪˈheɪv/ verb [intransitiveI]
to act or to do something in a particular way
Both gold and oil prices behaved exactly as analysts and investors had been predicting.
Originbehave
(1400-1500)have“to hold or bear (yourself), behave”((14-16 centuries))
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤impeccably, perfectly, well行為無可挑剔;舉止得體;表現良好➤honourably/honorably表現體面▸➤aggressively, badly, disgracefully, outrageously (especially BrE) 表現得咄咄逼人;表現很差;行為不光彩;行為令人不能容忍◇Children who behave badly are rejecting adult values.孩子不聽話其實是在拒絕接受成人的價值觀。➤appropriately, correctly, properly, responsibly舉止得體;行為負責任◇The officers investigated whether soldiers had behaved correctly.軍官調查士兵是否行為得當。➤improperly, inappropriately, irresponsibly行為不當/不負責任▸➤rationally, reasonably行為合理/正當▸➤irrationally, stupidly, unreasonably (especially BrE) 行為不合理;舉動愚蠢▸➤normally舉止正常▸➤erratically, oddly, strangely, suspiciously (especially BrE) 行為反覆無常/古怪/怪異/可疑➤differently表現不同◇I know I should have behaved differently.我知道自己本應該表現得不一樣。➤similarly表現相似◇Humans and machines sometimes behave similarly.人和機器有時行為相似。➤accordingly有相應的表現◇Children, if they are used to being treated with respect, will behave accordingly.如果孩子一直受尊重,那麼他們也會尊重別人。➤naturally舉止自然◇the freedom to behave naturally自然表現的自由PREPOSITION➤according to根據⋯表現◇People behave according to their own understanding of situations.人們根據他們自己對情況的理解行事。➤as if, as though表現得好像/彷彿◇He behaved as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.他表現得好像沒有什麼特別的事發生一樣。➤like表現得好像◇Stop behaving like a three-year-old!別跟 3 歲的孩子一樣!➤towards/toward以某種行為對待⋯◇He had always behaved in a friendly manner towards / toward us.他始終對我們很友善。
behave ♦︎ treat ♦︎ do ♦︎ act ♦︎ conduct yourselfThese words all mean to do things in a particular way.这些词均表示以特定的方式行事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to behave / treat sb / act / conduct yourself as if / though sth were the case◆to behave / treat sb / act / conduct yourself like sb / sth◆to behave / treat sb / act / conduct yourself with sth◆to behave / act in a particular way towards sb◆to behave / treat sb / act / conduct yourself properly◆to behave / treat sb / conduct yourself well◆to behave / treat sb / act appropriately / reasonably / accordingly / differently / with dignity◆to behave / treat sb / sth badly / abominably◆to behave / act sensibly / stupidly / normally / strangely / suspiciously / aggressively◆to treat sb / act fairly / unfairly / unjustly / wrongly■behave [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to do things in a particular way(以特定的方式)行事;表现◆They behaved very badly towards their guests.他们对客人很不礼貌。◆He behaved like a true gentleman.他的行为像个真正的绅士。◆She behaved with great dignity.她表现得很尊贵。◆He behaved as if nothing had happened.他显得像是什么都没发生过。ⓘ In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though, especially in American English.在口语中,尤其是美式英语中,常用like代替as if或as though◆He behaved like nothing had happened.他显得像是什么都没发生过。This is considered incorrect in written British English.在英式书面英语中,此用法被视为不正确。▸behaviour (BrE) (NAmEbehavior)
noun
[uncountable] ◆good / bad behaviour良好/恶劣行为◆His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.他对待她的态度越来越蛮横。■treat [transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to behave in a particular way towards sb/sth以⋯态度对待;以⋯方式对待◆You should treat people with more respect.你待人该多些尊重。◆Treat your keyboard with care and it should last for years.爱惜你的键盘,这样就可以用上很多年。◆My parents still treat me like a child.我父母仍然把我当成孩子。▸treatment
noun
[uncountable] ◆the brutal treatment of political prisoners对政治犯的虐待◆Certain city areas have been singled out for special treatment.某些城区已划出要进行特别治理。■do(does, did, done) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to behave in the way mentioned(以某种方式)做;行动;表现◆Do as you're told!照吩咐的去做!◆They are free to do as they please.他们想怎么做就怎么做。◆Just do what they tell you to do.照他们所说的去做就是了。◆Do whatever you like.你喜欢做什么就做什么。ⓘ In this meaning do is usually followed by as, but can also be followed by what or whatever.表达此义时,do通常与as引导的从句连用,亦可与what或whatever引导的从句连用。■act [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to behave in a particular way表现;行事◆John's been acting very strangely lately.近来约翰的行为怪得很。◆Stop acting like spoilt children!别像惯坏的孩子那样胡闹了!◆She was acting as if she'd seen a ghost.她表现得像是见到鬼一样。◆You acted very wisely in coming to me.你来找我很明智。ⓘ See the note about like, as if and as though at behave.有关like、as if和as though的注释见上面的分词条behave。NOTE辨析 Behave or act?Behave is usually used to talk about sb's general behaviour, not a particular action. * behave通常表示一般性的而非具体的行为◆You behaved very wisely in coming to me.Behave is used to talk about how well, how sensibly or how normally sb has behaved, but not how fairly or legally. * behave可以表示行为好坏、是否明智或正常,但不能表示行为是否公正或合法◆to behave well / impeccably / sensibly / suspiciously表现好;表现得无可挑剔/很明智/令人起疑◆to behave unfairly/illegally/unlawfully/wronglyAct is used to talk about how sensibly, how normally, how fairly or how legally sb has behaved, but not how well. * act可以表示行为是否明智、正常、公正或合法,但不能表示行为好坏◆to act wisely / out of character / fairly / unlawfully行事明智/不符合某人的性格/公正;行为不合法◆to act well/impeccably/badly/abominably■conˈduct yourself [transitive] (formal) (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to behave in a particular way表现;行事◆He conducted himself far better than expected.他表现得比预料的要好得多。◆The report challenges them to examine how they conduct themselves in the workplace.报告迫使他们检讨自己在工作场所的行为。▸conductˈkɒndʌkt; NAmEˈkɑːndʌkt
noun
[uncountable] (formal) ◆We need to improve standards of training and professional conduct.我们需要提高培训和职业操守的水准。◆The sport has a strict code of conduct.该项体育运动有严格的行为规范。