habits
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR A habit is something that you do often or regularly. 習(xí)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(xí)慣。
Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first. 許多人出於習(xí)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(xí)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?zhí)斓膲牧?xí)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(wèi)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(xí)慣行事的人
Jesse is a creature of habit and always eats breakfast. 傑西是按習(xí)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(xí)慣於…/養(yǎng)成…的習(xí)慣
They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month. 他們習(xí)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(wèi)習(xí)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(wèi)習(xí)慣就行。
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