新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

habit

英  [ˈhæbɪt]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • habits

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 习惯

    A habit is something that you do often or regularly.

    近义词

    practice

    双语例句

    例:

    He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous.

    他有个紧张时舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。

    例:

    Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.

    许多人出于习惯往他们的食物中加盐,甚至都不先品尝一下。

    例:

    Good exercise habits should be developed when you are young.

    当你年轻时就应该养成良好的锻炼习惯。

    例:

    a survey on eating habits in the UK.

    关于英国饮食习惯的一项调查。

    2[C 可数名词] 坏习惯

    A habit is an action considered bad that someone does repeatedly and finds it difficult to stop doing.

    双语例句

    例:

    A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful.

    一个改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯的好方法是每吃一口后放下刀叉。

    例:

    an estimated 32 million Americans are trying to kick the habit of smoking.

    估计有3200万美国人正努力戒除吸烟的习惯。

    3[C 可数名词] 毒瘾

    A drug habit is an addiction to a drug such as heroin or cocaine.

    双语例句

    例:

    She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.

    为了能有钱过可卡因毒瘾,她成了一名妓女。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • creature of habit

    1按习惯行事的人

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Jesse is a creature of habit and always eats breakfast.

    杰西是按习惯行事的人,每天都吃早餐。

  • in the habit of , into the habit of

    1习惯于… , 养成…的习惯

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month.

    他们习惯于每月举办两三次晚宴。

  • make a habit of

    1使成为习惯

    If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.

    双语例句

    例:

    You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it.

    你可以在上班时给我打电话,只要你别让这成为习惯就行。