BEHAVE, CONDUCT, DEPORT, COMPORT, ACQUIT mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. （以某种方式）行为，举止，表现

behave

to act in a particular way

BEHAVE may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous.

// The children behaved in church. 孩子们在教堂里很守规矩。

// getting children to behave themselves 让孩子举止得体

// He behaves like a child. 他的行为像个孩子。

// behave well/badly 表现很好／很差

// behave strangely 行为怪异

// Please behave. = to conduct oneself properly

// But not all airborne diseases are super contagious (more on that in a bit), and, for the most part, the coronavirus does not behave like a super-infectious pathogen.

— Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, "We Need to Talk About Ventilation," 30 July 2020

conduct

to behave in a particular way, especially in a public or formal situation, or to organize the way in which you live in a particular way （尤指在公共或正式场合中）举止，表现

CONDUCT implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself.

// conduct oneself in a professional manner 以专业的态度行事

// She conducts herself with unfailing good humor. 她表现幽默风趣

// How should I conduct myself at these dinners? I know nothing about etiquette. 我在这类晚宴上该怎样做到举止得体呢？对于礼仪我可是一窍不通。

deport

to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code 行为或举止，尤其是遵守守则

DEPORT implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety.

// The hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry. 英雄的行为举止按照骑士制度。

comport

to behave in a particular way 举动，举止，表现 = BEHAVE

COMPORT suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position.

// comport themselves as gentlemen 像绅士一样行事

// comported himself well in the crisis 在危机中表现得很出色

acquit

to do better than expected in a difficult situation （在困难的情况下）表现出色

ACQUIT applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations.

// She acquitted herself well in her first assignment 她在第一次任务中表现良好。

// I thought that he acquitted himself admirably in today's meeting. 我认为他在今天会议上的表现非常不错。

behave, conduct, deport, comport, acquit