| 单词 | behave |
| 释义 | be·have transitive verb 1. a. < the plaintiff behaved himself with great composure > b. < he behaved himself, got good marks, never made a fuss, was always right — G.W.Brace > 2. obsolete intransitive verb 1. a. < he behaved to the emperor as an equal — Edith Sitwell > < under fire the troops behaved admirably > b. < his conscience that is trying to make him behave — Weston La Barre > : do the right thing or what one is told < children who won't behave > 2. a. < all vehicles behaved well on their test runs > b. < the alloy behaved unpredictably under intense heat > Synonyms: < one must keep one's contracts, and behave as persons of honor and breeding should behave — Rose Macaulay > < you will bitterly reproach him in your own heart, and seriously think that he has behaved very badly to you — Oscar Wilde > Used without modifiers, it indicates action and conduct adjudged proper and seemly; in this use it is common in relation to children and adolescents < the average parent is likely to say that the child behaves if the child conforms to what the parent thinks is right — Morris Fishbein > conduct often applies to actions showing direction or control of one's actions or bearing with command, will, knowledge, and resolution < he conducted himself with patience and tact, endeavoring to enforce the laws and to check any revolutionary moves — W.E.Stevens > comport, in this sense always reflexive, is somewhat more formal than behave and conduct but lacks any other special suggestion < the missionaries … comported themselves in a way that did not rouse general antagonism or they could have been easily ousted — E.H.Spicer > < a man is judged now by how well he comports himself in the face of danger — J.W.Aldridge > < after having seen him thus publicly comport himself, but one course was open to me — to cut his acquaintance — W.M.Thackeray > In this sense demean and deport are close synonyms for comport; the former is becoming rare < it shall be my earnest endeavor to demean myself with grateful respect towards her — Jane Austen > The latter may suggest deportment according to a code < Dido and Aeneas, in the “Roman d'Eneas”, deport themselves in accordance with the strictest canons of courtly love — J.L.Lowes > acquit and quit, the latter archaic, are always used reflexively in this sense; they are likely to apply to action deserving praise or meeting expectations < I trust we acquit ourselves worthily as custodians of this sacred mystery — Elinor Wylie > < he then acquitted himself well as a hard-working and level-headed chairman of the judiciary committee of the House — C.C.Pearson > < the endless heroes of life and death who still bravely meet their separate hours … and quit themselves like men — Yale Review > Synonym: see in addition act. |
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