| 单词 | comport |
| 释义 | comport (once / 5634 pages) v Comport means to behave, and particularly to behave well. If you attend a school for social etiquette, you will learn how to comport yourself properly at the dinner table. You’ll usually find comport in one of two phrases: with yourself, himself, etc., as in, "With all that burping, you did not comport yourself well at Aunt Edna’s party," or with the word with. When you see the second version, comport means something more like agree. For example, you could say, "I don’t think your ripped jeans and beat up t-shirt really comport with the guidelines for Casual Friday." WORD FAMILYcomport: comported, comporting, comportment, comports+/comportment: comportments USAGE EXAMPLESThey also comport with constitutional standards and American values. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Throughout his years in public life, he approached all decisions by asking whether they comported with the Constitution. Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016) Many outside the sport thought it was about time baseball comported with the norms of other industries. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1v behave in a certain manner Syn|Hypo|Hyper acquit, bear, behave, carry, conduct, deport fluster be flustered; behave in a confused manner assert, put forwardinsist on having one's opinions and rights recognized dealbehave in a certain way towards others walk aroundbehave in a certain manner or have certain properties pose, posturebehave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others attitudinise, attitudinizeassume certain affected attitudes bear, carry, hold support or hold in a certain manner act, moveperform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2v behave well or properly Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper behave misbehave, misconduct, misdemean behave badly walk live or behave in a specified manner assert oneselfput oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner remember oneselfrecover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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