to organize and perform a particular activity

We are conducting a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service. 我们正在进行一项调查，了解顾客对当地公交服务系统的看法。

The experiments were conducted by scientists in New York. 这些实验是科学家在纽约做的。

How you choose to conduct your private life is your own business! 你选择怎么过你的私生活是你自己的事！

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

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。

We expect our employees to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.

They were impressed by the dignified manner with which she conducted herself.

As a professional player, you have to learn how to conduct yourself both on and off the field.

Since leaving government, he has conducted himself with surprising grace and tact.

to lead someone to a particular place

May I conduct you to your table, sir, or would you prefer to have a drink at the bar first? 先生，我带您去餐桌呢，还是您先在吧台喝上一杯？

The protesters were conducted from the courtroom by two police officers. 抗议者被两名警察带出了法庭。

If you conduct a tour of a place, you take people around the place and show it to them.

A guide conducts tours of the cathedral every afternoon at 2.00. 每天下午2点一位导游会带游客参观大教堂。

a conducted tour of the palace 有导游陪同的宫殿游

to direct the performance of musicians or a piece of music

The orchestra was conducted by Mira Shapur. 管弦乐队由米拉‧沙普尔指挥。

Who's conducting at tonight's concert? 今晚的音乐会谁担任指挥？

to allow electricity or heat to go through

Copper conducts electricity, but plastic does not. 铜导电，但塑料不导电。

behaviour

bad/excellent/disgraceful conduct 糟糕的／得体的／丢脸的举止

The club has a strict code (= set of rules) of conduct. 该俱乐部有严格的行为准则。

the way in which an activity is organized and performed

He was criticized for his conduct of the inquiry. 他组织这次调查的方式受到了批评。