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behave + adv.
副词描述行为方式，常用副词有well, badly, properly等。
The children behaved badly at the party.
孩子们在聚会上表现不好。
举止，表现
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举止，表现
to act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially well or properly
The children behaved badly at the party.
孩子们在聚会上表现不好。
常指行为端正或符合规矩
表现良好或以某种方式表现；遵从
To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
以特定方式行动；与方式副词连用
To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
举止得体或合适
To act in a polite or proper way.
behave
Base
原形
behaves
3rd person
第三人称单数
behaving
-ing
现在分词
behaved
Past
过去式
behaved
Past participle
过去分词
Children should behave well in class.
孩子们在课堂上应该表现良好。
He behaved rudely at the party yesterday.
他昨天在聚会上表现粗鲁。
They have behaved politely all evening.
他们整晚都表现得很有礼貌。
behave oneself 表示‘守规矩’，如Please behave yourself!（请守规矩！）
The children behaved well during the long car ride.
孩子们在长途乘车期间表现良好。
Please behave yourself in the library.
请在图书馆里守规矩。
He behaved badly at the party and upset everyone.
他在聚会上表现糟糕，惹恼了大家。
副词描述行为方式，常用副词有well, badly, properly等。
The children behaved badly at the party.
孩子们在聚会上表现不好。
及物用法，oneself不可省略，表示‘使某人自己行为规矩’。
Please behave yourself in the museum.
请在博物馆里守规矩。
后接名词从句或like短语，描述行为像什么。
He behaves as if he owned the place.
他表现得好像这个地方是他的一样。
Not this
His behave is good.
Use this
His behavior is good.
“behave”是动词，不可作名词。表示“行为”时应用名词“behavior”。
Not this
The teacher behaved the students well.
Use this
The teacher made the students behave well.
“behave”作及物动词时，宾语只能是反身代词（如oneself），不能接其他人。表示“使某人表现好”应用“make + 宾语 + behave”。
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行为规矩；表现好
The children behaved well during the ceremony.
孩子们在典礼上表现很好。
表现差；行为不端
He was punished for behaving badly in class.
他因在课堂上表现差而受到惩罚。
放规矩点；好好表现
If you behave yourself, we can go to the park later.
如果你规矩点，我们待会儿可以去公园。
表现得像……
Don't behave like a child; you are an adult now.
别表现得像个孩子，你现在是成年人了。
举止得体
Employees should behave appropriately at all times during work.
员工在工作期间应始终保持举止得体。
规矩点；好好表现
If you don't behave yourself, you'll be grounded.
如果你不规矩点，就会被关禁闭。
表现得像个孩子
Stop behaving like a child and accept the decision.
别表现得像个孩子了，接受这个决定吧。
横冲直撞；莽撞行事
He behaves like a bull in a china shop at business meetings.
他在商务会议上总是横冲直撞。
圣诞宝贝，你最好乖一点。
In the song, the singer playfully tells Santa to behave.
在这首歌里，歌手俏皮地告诉圣诞老人要乖乖的。
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behave 中'be'是'是'，'have'是'有'，联想'是要有礼貌'。
中性语域，常见于社交礼仪、行为规范等正式或非正式场景。behave oneself多用于教导或提醒，如‘You should behave yourself’。
可作及物和不及物动词，及物时常用behave oneself表示‘守规矩’
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