habit

['hæbit]

n.习惯, 习性
n.骑装, 宗教服装
vt.给…穿衣服

n.

1. 习惯[C][U]

Smoking isn't a habit with me.

我没有抽烟的癖好。

He never read these books, for he had long lost the habit of reading.

他从不读这些书, 因为他早就丢掉了阅读习惯。

2. (动植物的)习性[C][U]

Ivy has a climbing habit.

常春藤有攀缘向上的习性。

3. 气质[S]

My mother was of a thrifty habit.

我母亲生性节俭。

He admires her cheerful habit of mind.

他赞赏她那开朗的性格。

4. 体型[U]

She is of plump habit.

她体型丰满。

5. 某一阶级、职业或是神职人员(如神父、修女)的服装

6. 女子骑装[C]

词形变化

动词过去式: habited | 动词过去分词: habited | 动词现在分词: habiting | 动词第三人称单数: habits |

词义辨析

同义:

n.习惯; 习性; 性质; 特征

custom  practice  nature  pattern  trait  tendency  fashion  manner  routine  rule usage  system

n.服装

costume  clothes  religious dress  

同义参见:

convention  rut  robe  addiction  play  technique  suit  speciality  

英英释义

名词 habit:

an established custom

同义词：wont

a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition

同义词：use, wont

a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)

excessive use of drugs

同义词：substance abuse, drug abuse

动词 habit:

put a habit on

补充

habithabit英:[ˈhæbit] 美:[ˈhæbɪt]n.1.习惯, 习性

例句

1. He always evaded questions by repeating them – a habit that used to infuriate me.他总是重复别人的问题以此逃避回答, 这个习惯曾让我很恼火。 2. Her father had a habit of clearing his throat and coughing noisily.她父亲有个大声清嗓子和咳嗽的习惯。 3. Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.很多人出于习惯往食物里加盐, 都不先尝一尝。 4. A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful.改掉吃饭太快的习惯有一个好办法：每吃完一口就把刀叉放下。 5. His one indulgence was foreign travel. It was a habit acquired from his parents.他的一大嗜好就是出国旅行。这习惯是受他父母的影响养成的。 6. a survey on eating habits in the UK一项对英国人的饮食习惯进行的调查 7. After twenty years as a chain smoker, Mr Nathe has given up the habit.当了20年的烟鬼, 纳特先生戒掉了烟瘾。 8. She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.她为有钱 吸食可 卡因去 当了娼妓。 9. They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month.他们习惯每个月举办两三次宴会。 10. I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home from work.我形成了在下班回家的路上顺便探望格洛丽亚的习惯。 11. 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, 他完全是个东欧人。 12. 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, 只要别习以为常就行。 13. They habited him in a long robe.他们给他穿上了一件长袍。 14. She was habited in a pink dress.她穿着粉红色的连衣裙。 15. this can develop into a bad habit.这可能发展成为一种坏习惯。 16. [mass noun]we stayed together out of habit.我们出于习惯待在一起。 17. a cocaine habit.可卡因毒瘾。 18. a shrub of spreading habit.有蔓生习性的灌木。 19. a boy habited as a serving lad.穿着童仆衣服的男孩。 20. It was his habit to take a nap after dinner every evening.他有每天晚饭后小睡的习惯。 21. It's important that parents teach their children good study/eating habits.父母教孩子养成良好的学习/饮食习惯非常重要。 22. He fell/got into some bad habits after graduating from college.大学毕业后他染上了一些坏习惯。 23. It's never easy to break/kick a bad habit.改掉坏习惯可不容易。 24. Old habits die hard. [=it is hard to stop doing things that you have been doing for a long time]积习难改。 25. He had a habit of coughing when he was nervous.他有一紧张就咳嗽的习惯。 26. He has an annoying/irritating habit of cracking his knuckles.他有个坏毛病，喜欢把手指关节按得咯咯响。 27. Things have a nasty habit of not turning out the way you expect them to. [=things often do not turn out the way you expect them to]恼人的是，事与愿违的情况常常发生。 28. He still gets up early every day from habit.他仍旧习惯每天早起。 29. She always closed the door softly out of habit.出于习惯，她总是轻轻地把门关上。 30. He reached into his pocket for his keys by/from force of habit. [=he did it without thinking because it is what he usually does]他习惯性地把手伸进口袋找钥匙。 31. I'm a creature of habit. [=I always do the same things in the same way]我是个按习惯行事的人。 32. I'm in the habit of reading before I go to bed.我习惯在睡觉之前看会儿书。 33. I'm not in the habit of getting involved in other people's arguments.我不习惯卷入别人的争论之中。 34. "I'm not in the habit of making predictions, but I don't think there's much doubt about who will win this election."我一般不做猜测，但是谁能赢得这次选举在我看来没有什么悬念 35. I had gotten into the habit of reading before going to bed.我养成了睡觉之前看会儿书的习惯。 36. She got in the habit of leaving her keys on the counter so she wouldn't forget them.她习惯把钥匙放在柜台上，这样就不会忘记带。 37. It's easy to fall into the habit of not eating enough for breakfast.人们容易养成早餐不吃饱的习惯。 38. They have made a habit of criticizing each other whenever possible.他们总是一有机会就互相指责。 39. The team has made a habit of winning the crucial games.那个队经常赢得关键性比赛 40. "Yes, you can leave work early today, but don't make a habit of it."好的，你今天可以早点下班，但是不能老这样。 41. He hasn't been able to kick his cocaine habit.他一直没能戒掉毒瘾。 42. I used to have a three-pack-a-day cigarette habit. [=I used to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day]我曾经有烟瘾，一天得抽三包。 43. a monk's/nun's habit修士/修女长袍