behave
/bɪˈheɪv/
v.
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
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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。
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The children behaved very well at the museum.
孩子们在博物馆里表现得很好。
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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
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Please behave yourselves while your grandparents are visiting.
祖父母来访期间,请你们规矩一点。
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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。
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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)
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behavior 行为;举止behave 的名词形式,英式拼写为 behaviour。
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misbehave 行为不端mis- 表示“错误地、不良地”。
同义词
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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
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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
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behave yourself 规矩点Behave yourself and stop interrupting other people. 规矩点,别再打断别人。
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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。