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the way that somebody behaves, especially towards other people 行爲；舉止；態度 good/bad behaviour 良好／惡劣行爲 social/sexual/criminal behaviour 社會／性／犯罪行爲 a plan to tackle antisocial behaviour 解決反社會行爲的計劃 - behaviour towards somebody
His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive. 他對待她的態度越來越蠻橫。 She began to exhibit violent behaviour. 她開始表現出暴力行爲。 I noticed a change in his behaviour. 我注意到他行爲的變化。 It is hard to change old patterns of behaviour. 很難改變舊的行爲模式。
Extra ExamplesHe had his jail term cut for good behaviour. 由於表現良好，他獲得減刑。 I know you were upset, but that doesn't excuse your behaviour. 我知道你很難過，但這並不能開脫你的所作所爲。 Parents can influence the behaviour of their children. 父母會影響孩子的行爲。 Teachers can't always respond effectively to problem behaviour. 老師不一定總能對有問題的行爲作出有效的反應。 a report of suspicious behaviour 對可疑行爲的舉報 his behaviour towards his parents 他對待父母的態度
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exemplary
- good
- acceptable
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- affect
- control
- influence
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- pattern
- modification
- issues
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- behaviour towards/toward
- behaviour and attitudes
- be on your best behaviour
- a code of behaviour
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the way a person, an animal, a plant, a chemical, etc. behaves or functions in a particular situation （人、動植物、化學品等的）表現方式，活動方式 studying human and animal behaviour 研究人類和動物的行爲模式 the behaviour of dolphins/chromosomes 海豚／染色體的習性 Quantum theory describes the behaviour of subatomic particles. 量子理論描述了亞原子粒子的行爲。 Animals in zoos often display disturbed behaviour. 動物園裏的動物經常表現得躁動不安。 Several factors influence dietary behaviour. 幾個因素影響飲食行爲。 Changing consumer behaviour will take some time. 改變消費者行爲需要一些時間。 Activity near the birds' nest is bound to affect their behaviour. 鳥巢附近的活動必然會影響它們的行爲。 - (specialist)
to study learned behaviours 研究習得行爲 the effects of social media on attitudes and behaviours 社交媒體對態度和行爲的影響 aggressive/negative/unacceptable/violent behaviours 好鬥/消極/不可接受/暴力的行爲 They encourage patients to adopt healthy behaviours. 他們鼓勵病人采取健康的行爲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exemplary
- good
- acceptable
- …
- affect
- control
- influence
- …
- pattern
- modification
- issues
- …
- behaviour towards/toward
- behaviour and attitudes
- be on your best behaviour
- a code of behaviour
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from behave, on the pattern of demeanour, and influenced by obsolete haviour from have.
Idioms
be on your best behaviour
to behave in the most polite way you can 盡量表現得體