1. 进行;组织;实施
    When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.

    e.g. I decided to conduct an experiment...
           我决定进行一次实验。
    e.g. He said they were conducting a campaign against democrats across the country...
           他说他们正在全国开展反对民主党人的运动。

2. (任务或活动的)组织方式，实施办法
    The conduct of a task or activity is the way in which it is organized and carried out.

    e.g. Also up for discussion will be the conduct of free and fair elections...
           同样提出来进行讨论的还有如何进行自由公正的选举。
    e.g. The Conservative Party did not in the main disagree with Bevin's conduct of foreign policy.
           保守党大体上不反对贝文的外交施政方式。

3. 表现;举止
    If you conduct yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way.

    e.g. The way he conducts himself reflects on the party and will increase criticisms against him...
           他个人的行事方式给该党招来非议，也会招致更多对他个人的批评。
    e.g. Most people believe they conduct their private and public lives in accordance with Christian morality.
           大多数人认为他们是依照基督教的道德体系来处理自己的私生活和公共事务的。

4. 行为;举止
    Someone's conduct is the way they behave in particular situations.

conduct的近义词

    e.g. For Europeans, the law is a statement of basic principles of civilised conduct...
           对于欧洲人来说，法律是对基本文明行为准则的表述。
    e.g. He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his conduct.
           别人通过他的行为举止对他进行评判，这一点他很难理解。

5. 指挥(管弦乐队或合唱团)
    When someone conducts an orchestra or choir, they stand in front of it and direct its performance.

    e.g. Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera in Europe...
           丹尼斯最近开始在欧洲担任歌剧指挥，事业发展得很成功。
    e.g. Solti will continue to conduct here and abroad...
           索尔蒂将继续在国内外担任指挥。

6. 传导(热或电)
    If something conducts heat or electricity, it allows heat or electricity to pass through it or along it.

    e.g. Water conducts heat faster than air.
           水的导热速度比空气快。

7. 陪伴;引导;带领
    If you conduct someone to a place, you go there with them.

    e.g. He asked if he might conduct us to the ball which was to bring the proceedings to an end.
           他问是否可以带我们去舞会现场，整个仪式将在那儿结束。

8. see also: safe-conduct