behave
- v. 举止端正
- v. 使规矩
- v. 运转, 表现
- Definition
- v. to act in a proper, well-mannered way
- v. to make yourself act properly
- v. to function or work in a specified way
- Example
- The children promised to behave well at the party.
- 孩子们答应在聚会上要表现得乖一点。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to behave or perform in a certain way (verb).
比较义项：以某种方式行事、表现（动词）。
- act
The most general and common of the three; simply means to do something or behave in a way, with no judgment about whether it is proper. Can stand alone or take an adverb.
三者中最常用、最中性的词；只表示“做某事、以某种方式行事”，不带对是否得体的评判。可单独使用，也可加副词。
Stay calm and act quickly if the fire alarm goes off.
如果火警响起，要保持冷静，迅速行动。
- behave 本词
Implies conforming to proper or polite standards of conduct, often said of children or manners; frequently used alone as a command, 'behave (yourself)'.
强调符合得体、有礼貌的行为标准，常用于谈论小孩或礼仪；常单独用作命令句“behave (yourself)”（规矩点）。
The teacher warned the kids to behave themselves on the school trip.
老师警告孩子们在学校郊游时要规规矩矩。
- acquit
Formal and less common; almost always reflexive with an adverb ('acquit oneself well/admirably'), describing how someone performs under a difficult test or challenge.
较为正式、不常用；几乎总是反身用法并搭配副词（acquit oneself well/admirably），描述某人在艰难考验或挑战中的表现。
The rookie acquitted himself well in his first professional match.
这位新秀在职业首秀中表现出色。
Act, behave, and acquit all mean to do something in a certain way, but formality differs. Act is common and neutral. Behave means following proper, polite conduct, often said of children. Acquit is formal, almost always used with an adverb, as in a hard test.
这三个词都表示“以某种方式行事、表现”，但正式程度和语气不同：act 最常用、最中性；behave 强调举止得体、合乎规矩；acquit oneself 较正式，多与反身代词和副词连用，指在考验或挑战中的表现。这里不比较 act 的“表演”义，也不比较 acquit 更常见的法律义“宣判无罪”。