behave
verb[I]
uk/bɪˈheɪv/us/bɪˈheɪv/B1
toactin aparticularway:
(以某种方式)行事,表现She always behaveswell/badlywhen herauntscome tovisit.每当她姨妈来作客时,她总是表现很好/很差。
Whenever there was afullmoonhe wouldstartbehavingstrangely.每当月圆之时他就行为怪异。
They behavedas ifnothing hadhappened.他们表现得好像什么也没有发生过一样。
to behave
- behaveThe kids behaved well at grandma’s yesterday.
- behavePeople behave differently when they can provide feedback anonymously.
- actTwo men were acting suspiciously in the car park.
- conduct yourselfCaptain Bingham has conducted himself in a manner unbecoming to an officer.
- comport yourselfShe comported herself with great dignity at her husband's funeral.
sciencespecialized
to showparticularbehaviourin aparticularsituationor underparticularconditions:
(在某种环境或条件下)做出特定行为Theylearnhowparticlesbehave insolids,liquids, andgases.他们了解到粒子在固体、液体和气体中如何运动。
It isbelievedthatanimalsbehavedifferentlybefore anaturaldisaster.据信动物在自然灾害发生之前会行动异常。
to behave
- behaveThe kids behaved well at grandma’s yesterday.
- behavePeople behave differently when they can provide feedback anonymously.
- actTwo men were acting suspiciously in the car park.
- conduct yourselfCaptain Bingham has conducted himself in a manner unbecoming to an officer.
- comport yourselfShe comported herself with great dignity at her husband's funeral.
B1
to be good byactingin a way that has society'sapproval:
听话;举止端正Did thechildrenbehave (themselves)?孩子们守规矩吗?
- I can'tconceivehow anyone could behave socruelly.
- Smallchildrenoften behaveaggressively.
- I'mashamedto beseenwith you when you behave sobadly!
- Let'sstaycalmandtryto behave likeresponsibleadults.
- I'd never behave like that inpublic.
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- -behaved
- as ye sow, so shall ye reapidiom
- atavism
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- carry
- conduct
- example
- humanization
- humanize
- interaction
- ism
- make niceidiom
- operant
- phase
- presence
- provincialism
- sow
- treat
- treatment
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Behaving well
Conditions and characteristics
Physical & chemical processes
Animal (non-human) behaviour
Social order & disorder