behave

/bɪˈheɪv/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
一句话记住

表现;举止;守规矩;表现得体

释义与例句

v. 表现;举止
to act or conduct oneself in a particular way
  1. He behaved calmly despite the sudden change of plan.
    尽管计划突然改变,他仍表现得很镇定。
  2. The children behaved very well at the museum.
    孩子们在博物馆里表现得很好。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She felt that her colleagues were behaving unfairly towards her.
    她觉得同事们对她不公平。
v. 守规矩;表现得体
to act politely and in the way that people expect
  1. Please behave yourselves while your grandparents are visiting.
    祖父母来访期间,请你们规矩一点。
  2. If the dog behaves, we will take it to the park.
    如果这只狗听话,我们就带它去公园。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The teacher asked the noisy students to behave.
    老师叫吵闹的学生守规矩。

词源与构词

由 be- 与 have 构成,早期有“使自己保持、处置自己”之意,后发展出举止表现的含义。

记忆钩子 先记口语 Behave yourself!(规矩点!);behave well/badly 则表示表现好或差。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • behavior 行为;举止
    behave 的名词形式,英式拼写为 behaviour。
  • misbehave 行为不端
    mis- 表示“错误地、不良地”。
同义词
  • conduct oneself 举止;表现
    conduct oneself 更正式,必须带反身代词;behave 更常用于日常表达,也可单独表示守规矩。
    She conducted herself with great dignity during the interview. 面试期间她表现得非常端庄。
反义词
  • misbehave 行为不端
    The puppy misbehaved whenever it was left alone. 这只小狗一被单独留下就闹腾。
常见搭配
  • behave yourself 规矩点
    Behave yourself and stop interrupting other people. 规矩点,别再打断别人。
  • behave badly 表现恶劣
    He apologized for behaving badly at the party. 他为自己在聚会上的恶劣表现道了歉。