1 [I] behave well, badly, etc (towards sb) to act in a particular way （行为）表现: Don't you think that Ellen has been behaving very strangely recently? 难道你不觉得埃伦近来举动十分古怪吗？I think you behaved very badly towards your father. 我认为你对父亲的态度很恶劣。He behaves as if/though he was the boss. 他的样子彷佛他是老板似的。

2 [I,T] behave (yourself) to act in the correct or appropriate way 守规矩；行为检点: I want you to behave yourselves while we're away. 我们外出时，我希望你们守规矩一点。 [OPP] misbehave 反义词为 misbehave

3 -behaved (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) behaving in the way mentioned 有某种表现的: a well-behaved child 守规矩的孩子a badly-behaved class 不守规矩的一班