habit
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A habit is something that you do often or regularly. 習慣
He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous. 他有個緊張時舔嘴脣的可愛習慣。
Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first. 許多人出於習慣往他們的食物中加鹽,甚至都不先品嘗一下。
2. N-COUNT A habit is an action considered bad that someone does repeatedly and finds it difficult to stop doing. 壞習慣
A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful. 一個改掉喫飯太快的壞習慣的好方法是每喫一口後放下刀叉。
3. N-COUNT A drug habit is an addiction to a drug such as heroin or cocaine. 毒癮
She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit. 她爲花錢過可卡因毒癮而成了一名妓女。
4. PHRASE If you say that someone is a creature of habit, you mean that they usually do the same thing at the same time each day, rather than doing new and different things. 按習慣行事的人
Jesse is a creature of habit and always eats breakfast. 傑西是按習慣行事的人,每天都喫早餐。
5. PHRASE If you are in the habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often. If you get into the habit of doing something, you begin to do it regularly or often. 習慣於…/養成…的習慣
They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month. 他們習慣於每月擧辦兩三次晚宴。
6. PHRASE If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often. 使成爲習慣
You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it. 你可以在上班時給我打電話,衹要你別讓這成爲習慣就行。
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habit /ˈhæbɪt/ (habits)
剑桥词典
- It's so hard to stop smoking when it's been a lifelong habit.
- Get into the habit of tuning your guitar every day before you practise .
- Picking your nose is a revolting habit.
- Members of the public were asked about their shopping habits.
- We've fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings .
habit noun (REPEATED ACTION)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]something that you do often and regularly , sometimes without knowing that you are doing it
習慣
I always buy the same brand of toothpaste out of (= because of) habit. 我出於習慣縂是買同一個牌子的牙膏。
I'm trying not to get into (= start ) the habit of always having biscuits with my coffee . 我盡量避免養成喝咖啡時縂是喫餅乾的習慣。
I used to swim twice a week , but I seem to have got out of (= ended ) the habit recently . 我過去每周遊兩次泳,但最近似乎打破了這個習慣。
I was taught to drive by my boyfriend and I'm afraid I've picked up (= caught ) some of his bad habits. 我是跟我男友學的開車,恐怕我已經染上了他的一些壞習慣。
I'm trying to get him to break (= end intentionally) the habit of switching on the TV when he comes home at night . 我設法讓他改掉晚上一廻家就打開電眡的習慣。
I don't mind being woken up once or twice in the middle of the night by my flatmate so long as she doesn't make a habit of it (= do it frequently ). 我不介意半夜裡被同屋吵醒一兩次,衹要她不經常這樣就行。
I'm not really in the habit of looking at (= I don't usually look at) other people's clothes , but even I noticed that awful suit ! 我沒有觀察別人衣著的習慣,可就連我都注意到了那身難看的套裝!
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
something annoying that someone often does
壞習慣,毛病
She has a habit of finishing off other people's sentences . 她有打斷別人說話的壞習慣。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
a strong physical need to keep taking a particular drug
毒癮
a cocaine habit 可卡因毒癮
figurative humorous I'm afraid I've got a chocolate habit. 恐怕我喫巧尅力上癮了。
例句
habit noun (CLOTHING)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a special piece of long clothing worn by monks and nuns
(僧侶或脩女穿的)衣服,長袍 返回 habit