behave
/bɪˈhev/KK
/bɪˈheɪv/IPA
bɪ·hev
變化形
behaved
behaved
behaving
behaves
1.
表現得體；守規矩
指人在某個場合的言行合乎規範、禮貌或他人的期待，常用來要求小孩或提醒某人注意行為。
用法：通常作不及物動詞：behave 或 behave＋副詞，例如 behave well。可用 behave yourself 表示「規矩點」；否定常說 don't behave badly，或直接說 don't misbehave。
Please behave yourself while we are visiting your family.
我們去拜訪你的家人時，請守規矩。
The students behaved well during the school event.
學生們在學校活動期間表現得很好。
2.
表現；運作
指人、動物或事物在特定情況下呈現某種反應、表現或運作方式。
用法：常接方式副詞，或用 behave＋介系詞片語說明條件，例如 behave differently under pressure。談事物時，主詞通常是單數或不可數名詞。
My computer has been behaving strangely since I changed it.
我的電腦自從我更改設定後，就一直運作得很奇怪。
Some people behave differently when they are under a lot of pressure.
有些人在壓力很大時會有不同的表現。
常見錯誤
My child behaved very good at school.
My child behaved very well at school.
Please behave good.
Please behave well.
Please behave in the classroom.
Please behave yourself in the classroom.
He didn't behave himself well yesterday.
He didn't behave well yesterday.
相關字詞
學習提示
・behave well 不只表示「做得好」，更常指「舉止得體、守規矩」。
・對小孩說 Behave yourself! 是常見的提醒，語氣可從溫和到嚴厲，取決於說話情境與語調。
・描述電腦、機器或材料時，behave 指「運作或反應」，不帶「禮貌」的意思。