habit

英 [ˈhæbɪt]

美 [ˈhæbɪt]

n.  习惯; 惯常行为; 习性; (吸毒、喝酒、抽烟的)瘾
vt.  给…穿衣服; 打扮

复数：habits　现在分词：habiting　过去式：habited　第三人称单数：habits　过去分词：habited　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2239 / COCA.2308

习惯用语

n.

force of habit
• 习惯力量
  if you do sth from or out of force of habit , you do it automatically and in a particular way because you have always done it that way in the past

牛津词典

noun

• 习惯
  a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially sth that is hard to stop doing
  1. You need to change your eating habits.
     你得改变你的饮食习惯。
  2. good/bad habits
     良好习惯；恶习
  3. He has the irritating habit of biting his nails.
     他有咬指甲的讨厌习惯。
  4. It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit .
     偶尔借点钱倒没关系，但不要养成习惯。
  5. I'd prefer you not to make a habit of it.
     我希望你不要习以为常。
  6. I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment.
     我不习惯让陌生人进我家。
  7. I've got into the habit of turning on the TV as soon as I get home.
     我习惯了一回家就打开电视。
  8. I'm trying to break the habit of staying up too late.
     我正试图改掉熬夜的习惯。
• 惯常行为；习性
  usual behaviour
  1. I only do it out of habit .
     我这么做只是出于习惯。
  2. I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) .
     我这人做事总是凭习惯。
• （吸毒、喝酒、抽烟的）瘾
  a strong need to keep using drugs, alcohol or cigarettes regularly
  1. He began to finance his habit through burglary.
     他开始以盗窃来满足他的毒瘾。
  2. She's tried to give up smoking but just can't kick the habit .
     她戒过烟，但就是戒不掉。
  3. a 50-a-day habit
     每天抽50根烟的烟瘾
• （修士或修女穿的）长袍；道袍；道服
  a long piece of clothing worn by a monk or nun

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 习惯
  Ahabitis something that you do often or regularly.
  1. He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous...
     他有个一紧张就舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。
  2. Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.
     很多人是出于习惯往食物里加盐，事先甚至连尝都不尝。
  3. ...a survey on eating habits in the UK.
     对于英国人饮食习惯的调查
• N-COUNT 坏习惯;积习;恶习;陋习
  Ahabitis an action which is considered bad that someone does repeatedly and finds it difficult to stop doing.
  1. A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful...
     改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯有一个好办法，那就是每吃一口就把刀叉放下。
  2. After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
     当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。
• N-COUNT （吸食海洛因、可卡因等的）毒瘾
  A drughabitis an addiction to a drug such as heroin or cocaine.
  1. She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.
     她以娼养吸。
• （修道士或修女穿的）长袍，道袍，道服
  Ahabitis a piece of clothing shaped like a long loose dress, which a nun or monk wears.
• 按习惯行事的人;习惯的奴隶
  If you say that someone isa 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.
• PHRASE 有/养成…的习惯;习惯于
  If you arein the habit ofdoing something, you do it regularly or often. If youget into the habit ofdoing something, you begin to do it regularly or often.
  1. They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month...
     他们每月举办两三次宴会，都成习惯了。
  2. I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home from work.
     我习惯于在下班回家的路上顺便探望格洛丽亚。
• PHRASE 对做…习以为常;使…成为一种习惯
  If youmake a habit ofdoing something, you do it regularly or often.
  1. You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it.
     你可以上班时给我打电话，只要别一来二去打上瘾了就成。
• PHRASE 思维习惯
  If someone has a particularhabit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
  1. In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
     从口音、举止和思维习惯上看，他完全是东欧人。

英英释义

noun

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation
  1. owls have nocturnal habits
  2. she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
  3. long use had hardened him to it
  Synonym:use
• excessive use of drugs
  Synonym:substance abusedrug abuse
• a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
• attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
  Synonym:riding habit
• an established custom
  1. it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
  Synonym:wont
• the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
  1. a shrub of spreading habit

verb

• put a habit on

双语例句

• She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men
  她已经养成了对男人投怀送抱的习惯。
• Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.
  很多人是出于习惯往食物里加盐，事先甚至连尝都不尝。
• They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month
  他们每月举办两三次宴会，都成习惯了。
• Our Barry had a habit of doing that sort of thing.
  我家巴里就习惯干那种事。
• In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
  从口音、举止和思维习惯上看，他完全是东欧人。
• A nicotine spray can help smokers quit the habit without putting on weight
  尼古丁喷雾剂能够帮助吸烟者在不增加体重的同时戒烟。
• After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
  当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。
• They also have the irritating habit of interrupting.
  他们还有打岔的烦人习惯。
• She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.
  她以娼养吸。
• He has no habit of smoking.
  他没有吸烟的嗜好。