custom

['kʌstəm]

n.习惯, 风俗, 惯例
（复）customs: 海关, 关税
adj.定做的,定制的

n.

1. (社会, 团体的)习俗, 惯例[C][U]

The celebration of Christmas is a custom.

庆祝圣诞节是一种风俗。

2. (个人的)习惯[C]

3. (顾客对商店等的)惠顾[U]; 顾客[U]

4. (常大写)海关[the P]

Did you have any trouble with the Customs?

你通过海关有麻烦吗?

5. 关税[P]

a.

订做的, 订制的[B]

词形变化

名词复数: custodies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.习俗, 惯例; 习惯

tradition  use  habit  wont  practice  way  manner  

同义参见:

ceremony  ceremonial  mode  institution  convention  technique  formality  fashion  exaction  procedure  play  

英英释义

名词 custom:

accepted or habitual practice

同义词：usage, usance

a specific practice of long standing

同义词：tradition

money collected under a tariff

同义词：customs, customs duty, impost

habitual patronage

形容词 custom:

made according to the specifications of an individual

同义词：custom-made, customized, customised

补充

customcustom英:[ˈkʌstəm] 美:[ˈkʌstəm]n.1.习惯, 风俗, 惯例It is the custom of foreigners to do so.这种做法是外国人的习惯。2.光顾, 顾客We would like to have your custom.我们欢迎您的惠顾。3.海关4.关税They are collecting customs.他们正在收缴关税。

例句

1. My wife likes all the old English customs.我的妻子喜欢英国所有的古老习俗。 2. The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries.奥运会点火炬的传统可以追溯到数个世纪以前。 3. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.钟已经努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。 4. custom dictates that the bride should live with her in-laws after the marriage.社会习俗要求新娘婚后和公婆同住。 5. As was the custom, we sent invitations to everyone.按照习俗, 我们给每个人送了请帖。 6. It is Howard's custom to take his class for coffee after the lesson.霍华德习惯课后带学生去喝咖啡。 7. You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish.如果你不想来, 你可以不再光顾。 8. I shall take my custom elsewhere.我会换个地方光顾。 9. Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.打折不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。 10. In an attempt to drum up custom, he was shouting his wares from the shop doorway.为了招揽顾客, 他正在商店门口叫卖货物。 11. Much parliamentary procedure is not written but exists as the custom and practice of Parliament.许多议会流程并不成文, 而是作为议会的惯例而存在。 12. The company makes custom software to integrate information from older computers.该公司生产定制软件来整合旧电脑上的信息。 13. custom website design网站定制设计 14. custom furniture handcrafted to your specifications依据你的特殊需要手工制作的定制家具 15. Her one-of-a-kind custom garments are priced from one hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars.在她这里定做一件款型独一无二的衣服, 价格从100美元到1,000美元以上不等。 16. the old English custom of dancing round the maypole.围着五朔节花柱跳舞的英国老习俗。 17. [mass noun]custom demanded that a person should have gifts for the child.习俗要求给孩子礼物。 18. it is our custom to visit the Lake District in October.10月探访湖区是我们的习惯。 19. if you keep me waiting, I will take my custom elsewhere.你让我久等的话，我今后就光顾别处去了。 20. a custom guitar.定做的吉他。 21. It's the custom in Britain for a bride to throw her bouquet to the wedding guests.按照英国习俗，新娘子会把花束掷向婚礼的宾客。 22. It's my custom to drink tea in the afternoon.我有下午喝茶的习惯。 23. The local shop lost a lot of custom when the new supermarket opened.新的超级市场开业后，光顾这家本地商店的人就少了很多。 24. tribal/local/family/ancient customs部落/当地/家庭/古代的习俗 25. social customs社会风俗 26. an English/Indian custom英国/印度习俗 27. It is the custom for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day.新娘在婚礼上穿白色婚纱是一种习俗。 28. "According to custom, the festivities begin at dusk."根据习俗，欢庆活动傍晚时分开始。 29. It's a matter of custom.这是习俗问题。 30. "She had breakfast in bed, as was her custom. [=habit]"她在床上吃早餐，这是她的习惯。 31. customs duties关税 32. We went through customs at the airport without any difficulty.我们顺利通过了机场海关。 33. It took us a long time to clear customs at the border.我们花了很长时间才从边境通关。 34. a customs agent/officer/inspector报关代理人；海关官员/检查员 35. As new shops have opened people have been taking their custom [=business] elsewhere.随着新店开张，人们不再经常光顾老店。 36. custom furniture定制的家具 37. The new kitchen will have custom cabinets.新厨房将会配上定制的橱柜。 38. custom designs定制的设计 39. custom [=custom-made] clothes定做的服装 40. a custom [=custom-built] home/motorcycle按房主要求建造的住宅；按车主需要定制的摩托车 41. a custom tailor承接定做服装的裁缝 42. a custom furniture shop家具定制商店