3N-COUNT (吸食海洛因、可卡因等的)毒瘾 A drug habit is an addiction to a drug such as heroin or cocaine. (吸食海洛因、可卡因等的)毒瘾
She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.
她以娼养吸。
4N-COUNT (修道士或修女穿的)长袍,道袍,道服 A habit is a piece of clothing shaped like a long loose dress, which a nun or monk wears. (修道士或修女穿的)长袍,道袍,道服
5PHRASE 按习惯行事的人;习惯的奴隶 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. 按习惯行事的人;习惯的奴隶
6PHRASE 有/养成…的习惯;习惯于 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. 有/养成…的习惯;习惯于
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。
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。
7PHRASE 对做…习以为常;使…成为一种习惯 If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often. 对做…习以为常;使…成为一种习惯
You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HABIT | HABIT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤annoying, antisocial, bad, dangerous, destructive, dirty, disconcerting, disgusting, filthy, horrible, irritating, nasty, poor, terrible, unfortunate討厭的/違反公益的/不好的/危險的/具有破壞性的/骯髒的/令人難堪的/令人厭惡的/卑鄙的/糟糕的/讓人惱火的/不雅的/很差的/可怕的/不良的習慣◇Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.生活總是千篇一律,令人生厭。◇poor eating habits不良的飲食習慣➤charming (oftenironic) , endearing, good令人愉快的/討人喜歡的/良好的習慣◇one of his more endearing habits他那些更討人喜歡的習慣之一◇her charming habit of setting fire to cats她在貓身上點火的“可愛的”習慣➤curious, eccentric, odd, peculiar, strange, unusual, weird古怪的/反常的/奇怪的/獨特的/不可思議的/不尋常的/詭異的習慣➤unhealthy不健康的習慣◇The children are developing unhealthy eating habits.孩子們正在養成不健康的飲食習慣。➤healthful, healthy有益健康的/健康的習慣▸➤lifelong, old一生的習慣;舊習▸➤daily, normal, regular, usual日常習慣➤ingrained根深蒂固的習慣◇deeply ingrained habits of thought根深蒂固的思維習慣➤nervous神經緊張的習慣◇It was a nervous habit she'd had for years.她多年來一直習慣於神經緊張。➤expensive奢侈的習慣▸➤personal, sexual, social個人習慣;性習慣;社交習慣◇I found some of his personal habits rather disconcerting.我發覺他的某些個人習慣很是讓人難堪。➤lifestyle生活方式上的習慣◇Healthy lifestyle habits begin when you're young.健康的生活習慣是從小養成的。➤mental思維習慣◇Mental habits are not easily changed.思維習慣很難改變。➤buying, shopping, spending購買/購物/消費習慣◇an effort to change the buying habits of the British public為改變英國公眾購物習慣而作出的努力➤dietary, drinking, eating, feeding, food飲食習慣;飲酒習慣;攝食習慣➤exercise, sleeping, work運動/睡眠/工作習慣◇The pills affected your sleeping habits.這些藥片會影響你的睡眠習慣。◇Ellington's work habits were a marvel to all.所有人都對埃林頓的工作習慣感到驚訝。➤reading, viewing閱讀/收視習慣◇women's television viewing habits女性的收視習慣➤cocaine, crack, drug, gambling, heroin, smoking可卡因癮;純可卡因癮;毒癮;賭癮;海洛因癮;煙癮◇I'm trying to kick the smoking habit.我正努力戒除煙癮。VERB + HABIT➤be in, have習慣於;有⋯習慣◇She had been in the habit of drinking five or six cups of coffee a day.她有每天喝五六杯咖啡的習慣。◇She has some very annoying habits.她有些習慣非常討厭。◇He had an irritating habit of singing tunelessly around the house.他有個惱人的習慣,老在屋子裏不成調地唱歌。➤acquire, adopt, cultivate, develop, establish, fall into, form, get in, get into, make養成習慣;沾染習慣;形成習慣◇I had fallen into my old bad habit of leaving everything until the last minute.我又恢復了過去什麼事都要拖到最後一刻才幹的壞習慣。◇Try to get into good habits and eat regular healthy meals.盡量養成好習慣,吃飯要定時、講營養。◇Make a habit of noting down any telephone messages.要養成記下電話內容的習慣。➤become成為習慣◇Don't let eating between meals become a habit.不要養成吃零食的習慣。➤break (yourself of), get out of, give up, kick打破/戒除/放棄/擺脫習慣◇a difficult habit to break很難改掉的習慣◇You must break yourself of the habit.你必須改掉這個習慣。◇I got out of the habit of getting up early.我改掉了早起的習慣。➤change改變習慣➤support保持習慣◇He turned to crime to support his habit.為了維持習慣,他走上了犯罪的道路。HABIT + VERB➤change習慣改變◇The nation's eating habits have changed significantly.國內的飲食習慣發生了重大變化。PREPOSITION➤by habit習慣性地◇Much of what we do in daily life is done by habit.我們日常生活中做的事許多都是出於習慣。➤from habit出於習慣◇I just did it from habit.我這麼做只是出於習慣。➤out of habit出於習慣◇I sat in my old seat purely out of habit.我完全是習慣性地坐到了我的老位子上。PHRASES➤a creature of habit不易改變習慣的動物◇Horses are creatures of habit and like to have a daily routine.馬是受習慣支配的動物,喜歡每天都做一樣的事。➤force of habit習慣力量◇Mr Norris woke up early from force of habit.諾里斯先生習慣性地很早就醒了。➤the habit of a lifetime終生習慣◇It's hard to change the habit of a lifetime.積習難改。➤a hard habit to break難以改掉的習慣◇Caffeine can be a hard habit to break.咖啡因成癮可能會很難戒除。➤old habits die hard舊習難改
habit ♦︎ practice ♦︎ policy ♦︎ ways ♦︎ ritual ♦︎ ruleThese are all words for things that you do often or for your usual behaviour.这些词均表示习惯、惯常行为。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be sb's habit / practice / policy to do sth◆as is sb's habit / practice◆the / sb's usual habit / practice / policy / ritual◆sb's personal habits / practice / ritual◆bad habits / practices / policy / ways◆to make a habit / practice of doing sth◆to make it a habit / practice / policy / rule to do sth◆to become a habit / practice / ritual◆to have a habit / policy / ritual / rule◆to follow a policy / ritual / rule◆to change a / your habit / practice / policy / ways■habit [countable, uncountable] a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially sth that is hard to stop doing; usual behaviour习惯;惯常行为◆You need to change your eating habits(= what and how you eat).你得改变你的饮食习惯。◆It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit.偶尔借点钱没关系,但不要养成习惯。◆I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment.我不习惯让陌生人进我家。◆I got into the habit of going there every night for dinner.我习惯了每晚都到那里吃饭。◆I do it out of habit.我这样做是出于习惯。◆When it comes to clothes, men are creatures of habit(= have fixed and regular ways of doing things).男人在衣着方面总是一成不变。 see also habitual ⇨ frequent, habitual ⇨ regular, habitual ⇨ usual■practice [countable] (ratherformal) a thing that is done regularly, either for a good reason, or out of habit惯常做的事;习惯;通常做法◆I like the German practice of giving workers a say in how their company is run.我喜欢德国人在公司经营上给工人发言权的做法。◆Established practices can be difficult to modify.成规难改。■policy [countable, uncountable] (formal) a principle that influences how you behave; a way in which you usually behave原则;为人之道◆It is my policy not to say anything to the press.我的原则是对新闻媒体保持缄默。◆As the old saying goes, honesty is the best policy.常言道,诚实为上。■ways [plural] your usual behaviour行为方式;作风◆It's unlikely that your boss will change his ways.你的老板不太可能改变他的行事风格。◆They seem to have seen the error of their ways.他们似乎已经认识到自己的错误做法。◆You're going to have to mend your ways(= stop behaving badly).你得改正你的不良行为。◆She had become set in her ways (= did not want to or was not able to change her habits and opinions).她的行为方式已成定式,很难改变。■ritual ˈrɪtʃuəl [countable] a thing that is done regularly and always in the same way习惯;老规矩◆She had been following this daily ritual for several months.几个月来她每天都遵循这一习惯。◆It was all part of the ritual of returning home.那是回家必做的事。ⓘ A ritual is often a series of small actions that are done at a particular time or in particular circumstances, for no obvious reason except that they have been done in that way on those occasions for a long time and people like to continue doing them. * ritual常指在特定时间或场合所做的一套琐事。人们这样做没有什么明确的原因,仅仅是做得时间久了,乐得继续做下去。 see also ritual ⇨ ceremony■rule [countable, usually singular] a thing that you usually do because you think it is wise(认为有益而保持的)习惯,常规,惯常的做法◆I make it a rule never to mix business with pleasure.我的规矩是从不把工作和娱乐搅在一起。◆He occasionally allowed himself to break his own rule.他偶尔允许自己破一次例。 see also rule ⇨ principle2, as a rule ⇨ usually