conduct

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈkɒndʌkt/    /ˈkɑndʌkt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or method of controlling or directing. countable,uncountable
    — There are other restrictions imposed upon the conduct of war, not by the law of nature primarily, but by the laws of war first, and by the law of nature as seconding and ratifying the laws of war.
  2. Skillful guidance or management. countable,uncountable
    — If thou wilt ſtay with me renowmed man, / And lead thy thouſand horſe with my conduct, / Beſides thy ſhare of this Egyptian prize, / Thoſe thouſand horſe shall ſweat with martiall ſpoyle / Of conquered kingdomes, and of Cities ſackt, […]
  3. Behaviour; the manner of behaving. countable,uncountable
    — Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
  4. Plot. countable,uncountable
    — The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas.
  5. Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — I will be your conduct.
  6. Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — although thou hast been conduct of my chame
  7. A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain. countable,uncountable
    — […] at this present it is one of the most goodly and uniform Colledges in Europe; wherein is a Master, 60 Fellows, 67 scholars, 4 Conducts, 3 Publique Professours […] besides officers and servants of the foundation, with many other students, being in all 440.
动词 v.
  1. To lead, or guide; to escort. archaic,transitive
    — I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
    Comus
  2. To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) transitive
    — The commander conducted thousands of troops.
  3. To behave. reflexive,transitive
    — He conducted himself well.
  4. To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.) transitive
    — Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks.
  5. To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. transitive
    — For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.
  6. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. intransitive
  7. To carry out (something organized) transitive
    — The world's largest surveyor of deepwater oil fields won a contract to conduct a survey of the French Gulf of Lion to map sand reserves.

词形变化

conducts plural conducts present,singular,third-person conducting participle,present conducted participle,past conducted past

词源

词源 1
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.
词源 2
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.
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