habit

Word family noun habit habitué habitauncehabitualnesshabituationhabitudehabitusadjective habitual habitedhabitudinalhabit-formingverb habituate adverb habitually

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hab·it /ˈhæbɪt/ S3 W3 noun

1 usual/regular 通常的/惯常的 [countableC, uncountableU]HABIT something that you do regularly or usually, often without thinking about it because you have done it so many times before 习惯

Regular exercise is a good habit.

经常锻炼是个好习惯。

Thinking negatively can become a habit.

消极的思维方式会成为一种习惯。

She has a habit of playing with her hair when she’s nervous.

她有一个习惯，一紧张就拨弄自己的头发。

Some people drink alcohol as much from habit as from desire.

有些人喝酒既是因为想喝，也是出于习惯。

by/out of/from habit (=because this is what you usually do in this situation) 出于习惯

I did it out of habit.

我这么做是出于习惯。

2 drugs 毒品 [countableC]ADDICTED a strong physical need to keep taking a drug regularly 毒瘾

A lot of drug addicts get into petty crime to support their habit.

很多吸毒者为满足毒瘾而犯轻罪。

heroin/cocaine etc habit

His cocaine habit ruined him physically and financially.

他的可卡因瘾搞垮了他的身体，耗光了他的钱财。

3 not make a habit of (doing) something spokenTELL somebody OFF used to say that someone does not usually do something bad or wrong, or should not do it again 不常做某事；不要养成做某事的习惯

You’re ten minutes late. I hope you’re not going to make a habit of this.

你迟到了十分钟，我希望你不要养成迟到的习惯。

Examples from the Corpus

not make a habit of (doing) something• The nutritive arguments still stand and I would not make a habit of eating lots of white bread.

4 I’m not in the habit of doing something spokenOFFEND used when you are annoyed, to say that you would not do something 我没有做某事的习惯〔用于恼怒时〕

I’m not in the habit of lying to my friends.

我没有对朋友撒谎的习惯。

Examples from the Corpus

I’m not in the habit of doing something• I'm not in the habit of lying to my friends.

5 have a habit of doing something if something has a habit of doing something, it usually or often does it – used humorously 有做某事的习惯〔幽默用法〕

Life has a habit of springing surprises.

生活中常会冒出让人意想不到的事。

Examples from the Corpus

have a habit of doing something• Be careful not to annoy the boss. He has a habit of losing his temper.• Things have a habit of disappearing there.• Things he predicts have a habit of coming true.• My teenage daughter has a habit of leaving home without her house key.• We shouldn't rule out a Democrat victory yet. These things have a habit of changing just when you least expect it.• Arizonans have a habit of embracing wealthy businessmen with virtually no elective experience.• Here, the guards have a habit of touching the women.• I have a habit of filling small sketchbooks with hour or day-long sequences of watercolours.• I have a habit of turning it off as soon as I hear the first commercial.• Low-confidence people have a habit of trying to accomplish the impossible.-Praise yourself when you do something well.• Myths have a habit of ignoring the truth.

6 old habits die hard HABITused to say that it is difficult to make people change their attitudes or behaviour 旧习难改

She knew it probably wasn’t necessary anymore, but old habits die hard.

她知道这也许已经没有必要了，但是旧习难改。

Examples from the Corpus

old habits die hard• It was probably unnecessary, she thought, but old habits died hard.• Things were going well, but old habits die hard.• But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.

7. habit of thought/mind ATTITUDEthe way someone usually thinks about something, or their usual attitudes 已成习惯的思维方式/惯常的态度

Examples from the Corpus

habit of thought/mind• Has this become a habit of mind?• But a habit of mind, something much more important, will stay with young people.• If views are similar it's because habits of thought are the same.• This was his habit of mind.• The care of the interior demands an obsessive habit of mind.• And such habits of mind survive the passage of time.• These habits of thought and action enable a business or work group to take full credit for the triumphs it achieves.• What habits of thought could matter more?

8 clothing 衣服 [countableC]DCRR a long loose piece of clothing worn by people in some religious groups 〔某些宗教团体成员穿的〕长袍

a nun’s habit

修女服

→ a creature of habit at creature(3)

COLLOCATIONS

verbs

have a habit (of doing something) 有（做某事的）习惯

He has a habit of being late.

他有迟到的习惯。

something becomes a habit 某事成为习惯

Once you have been driving for a few weeks, it becomes a habit.

只要开上几星期的车，就会习惯了。

get into a habit (=start doing something regularly or often) 养成习惯

Try to get into the habit of walking for 30 minutes each day.

尽量养成习惯，每天步行30分钟。

get out of a habit (=stop doing something regularly or often) 改掉习惯

She couldn’t get out of the habit of saying 'sorry'.

她改不掉说“抱歉”的习惯。

break/kick a habit (=stop doing something that is bad for you) 改掉坏习惯

I’ve smoked for years, but I really want to kick the habit.

我已吸烟多年，但很想改掉这个习惯。

develop/form a habit 养成习惯

nI developed a habit of eating porridge for breakfast.

change your habits 改变习惯

nIt's sometimes difficult for people to change their habits.

adjectives

a good/bad habit 好/坏习惯

Eating healthy food as snacks is a good habit to get into.

零食吃健康食品，这是应该养成的好习惯。

eating/drinking habits (=the kinds of things you eat or drink regularly) 饮食/饮酒习惯

You need to change your eating habits.

你需要改变饮食习惯。

buying/spending habits (=the kinds of things you buy regularly) 购物/消费习惯

nThe recession will mean that many people will be changing their spending habits.

viewing habits (=the kinds of television shows you regularly watch) 收视习惯

nParents try to control their children’s viewing habits.

nsexual habits (=what you normally do in sexual relationships)

a survey of the sexual habits of gay men

personal habits (=the things you normally do each day, for example keeping yourself clean or whether you smoke) 个人习惯

nSome of his personal habits were unpleasant.

nsocial habits (=the things people normally do when they are with other people)

Television changed some of our social habits.

an annoying/unpleasant/nasty habit (令人)讨厌的习惯

nHe had the unpleasant habit of eating with his mouth open.

a strange/peculiar/odd habit 奇怪的/古怪的习惯

nHe had a lot of peculiar habits, one of them being to stare at you without blinking.

phrases

be in the habit of doing something 有做某事的习惯

On Friday evenings, Carrie was in the habit of visiting her parents.

周五晚上卡丽习惯去看望父母。

(by/from) force of habit (=used about a habit that is difficult to change) 习惯使然

I still walk by his house each day - force of habit, I suppose.

我每天依然走路经过他家——我想是走惯了吧。

change/break the habits of a lifetime (=stop doing the things you have done for many years) 改变/改掉一辈子的习惯

nIt is hard to change the habits of a lifetime, but you must eat more healthily or you will have a heart attack.

have the unfortunate habit of doing something (=do something that makes other people feel embarrassed or offended) 有（做某事的）习惯

nTeenage girls have the unfortunate habit of laughing too loudly.

THESAURUS

habit something you do regularly, often without thinking about it 习惯

Biting your nails is a bad habit.

咬指甲是个坏习惯。

I always go to the same supermarket, out of habit.

出于习惯，我总是去同一家超市。

nmannerism a way of speaking or a small movement of your face or body that is part of your usual behaviour

Even her mannerisms are the same as her sister’s.

custom something that people in a particular society do because it is traditional or the accepted thing to do 〔某一社会的〕风俗，习俗

In Japan, it is the custom to take off your shoes when you enter a house.

在日本，进屋脱鞋是一种风俗习惯。

tradition a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time 传统

The tradition of giving Easter eggs goes back hundreds of years.

赠送复活节彩蛋的传统可追溯至几百年前。

nIn many countries, it’s a tradition for the bride to wear white.

nIt was a family tradition to go for a walk on Christmas Day.

practice something that people often do, especially as part of their work or daily life 〔尤指工作或日常生活中的〕惯常做法

The hotel has ended the practice of leaving chocolates in guests’ rooms.

该酒店已停止在客房摆放巧克力的做法。

Examples from the Corpus

habit• If you have one or two drinks each day, it soon becomes a habit.• And yet they lacked the most rudimentary academic habits.• He has a really annoying habit of leaving his clothes all over the floor.• Septimus is trained out of his bad habits in the end, and everyone sleeps happily ever after.• Ever since I was a teenager, I have had the bad habit of pulling and twisting my hair.• Don't start smoking - it's a very bad habit.• His cocaine habit was ruining his life.• Today, smoking is really a disruptive habit.• healthy eating habits• People need to change their eating habits and include more fruit and vegetables in their diet.• Peter had some pretty odd habits.• The game is filled with creatures of habit and superstition.• My father had some rather strange habits, like reading the newspaper in the bath.• I'm not in the habit of going to bars during the day.• She was in the habit of taking a walk in the early evening.• You ought to get into the habit of planning your work at the beginning of each week.• He had got into the habit of phoning home during the day.• Some smokers use chewing gum containing nicotine to help them kick the habit.• In recent years, more than 11 million smokers in Britain have kicked the habit.• The habit of moving around in large groups is much commoner in fish than in other kinds of animals.• Many of them get into petty crime to support their habit.• But human beings have raised this habit to an art.• Patterns of behaviour develop gradually until they become unconscious habits.

heroin/cocaine etc habit• We stole twenty-seven handguns from a National Guard armory to feed our heroin habit.

Origin habit

(1100-1200) Old French Latin habitus “condition, character”, from habere “to have”

单词	habit
释义	habit Word family noun habit habitué habitauncehabitualnesshabituationhabitudehabitusadjective habitual habitedhabitudinalhabit-formingverb habituate adverb habitually Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Religion hab·it /ˈhæbɪt/ ●●● S3 W3 noun 1 usual/regular 通常的/惯常的 [countableC, uncountableU]HABIT something that you do regularly or usually, often without thinking about it because you have done it so many times before 习惯 Regular exercise is a good habit. 经常锻炼是个好习惯。 Thinking negatively can become a habit. 消极的思维方式会成为一种习惯。 She has a habit of playing with her hair when she’s nervous. 她有一个习惯，一紧张就拨弄自己的头发。 Some people drink alcohol as much from habit as from desire. 有些人喝酒既是因为想喝，也是出于习惯。 by/out of/from habit (=because this is what you usually do in this situation) 出于习惯 I did it out of habit. 我这么做是出于习惯。 2 drugs 毒品 [countableC]ADDICTED a strong physical need to keep taking a drug regularly 毒瘾 A lot of drug addicts get into petty crime to support their habit. 很多吸毒者为满足毒瘾而犯轻罪。 heroin/cocaine etc habit His cocaine habit ruined him physically and financially. 他的可卡因瘾搞垮了他的身体，耗光了他的钱财。 3 not make a habit of (doing) something spokenTELL somebody OFF used to say that someone does not usually do something bad or wrong, or should not do it again 不常做某事；不要养成做某事的习惯 You’re ten minutes late. I hope you’re not going to make a habit of this. 你迟到了十分钟，我希望你不要养成迟到的习惯。 Examples from the Corpus not make a habit of (doing) something• The nutritive arguments still stand and I would not make a habit of eating lots of white bread. 4 I’m not in the habit of doing something spokenOFFEND used when you are annoyed, to say that you would not do something 我没有做某事的习惯〔用于恼怒时〕 I’m not in the habit of lying to my friends. 我没有对朋友撒谎的习惯。 Examples from the Corpus I’m not in the habit of doing something• I'm not in the habit of lying to my friends. 5 have a habit of doing something if something has a habit of doing something, it usually or often does it – used humorously 有做某事的习惯〔幽默用法〕 Life has a habit of springing surprises. 生活中常会冒出让人意想不到的事。 Examples from the Corpus have a habit of doing something• Be careful not to annoy the boss. He has a habit of losing his temper.• Things have a habit of disappearing there.• Things he predicts have a habit of coming true.• My teenage daughter has a habit of leaving home without her house key.• We shouldn't rule out a Democrat victory yet. These things have a habit of changing just when you least expect it.• Arizonans have a habit of embracing wealthy businessmen with virtually no elective experience.• Here, the guards have a habit of touching the women.• I have a habit of filling small sketchbooks with hour or day-long sequences of watercolours.• I have a habit of turning it off as soon as I hear the first commercial.• Low-confidence people have a habit of trying to accomplish the impossible.-Praise yourself when you do something well.• Myths have a habit of ignoring the truth. 6 old habits die hard HABITused to say that it is difficult to make people change their attitudes or behaviour 旧习难改 She knew it probably wasn’t necessary anymore, but old habits die hard. 她知道这也许已经没有必要了，但是旧习难改。 Examples from the Corpus old habits die hard• It was probably unnecessary, she thought, but old habits died hard.• Things were going well, but old habits die hard.• But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins. 7. habit of thought/mind ATTITUDEthe way someone usually thinks about something, or their usual attitudes 已成习惯的思维方式/惯常的态度 Examples from the Corpus habit of thought/mind• Has this become a habit of mind?• But a habit of mind, something much more important, will stay with young people.• If views are similar it's because habits of thought are the same.• This was his habit of mind.• The care of the interior demands an obsessive habit of mind.• And such habits of mind survive the passage of time.• These habits of thought and action enable a business or work group to take full credit for the triumphs it achieves.• What habits of thought could matter more? 8 clothing 衣服 [countableC]DCRR a long loose piece of clothing worn by people in some religious groups 〔某些宗教团体成员穿的〕长袍 a nun’s habit 修女服 → a creature of habit at creature(3) COLLOCATIONS verbs have a habit (of doing something) 有（做某事的）习惯 He has a habit of being late. 他有迟到的习惯。 something becomes a habit 某事成为习惯 Once you have been driving for a few weeks, it becomes a habit. 只要开上几星期的车，就会习惯了。 get into a habit (=start doing something regularly or often) 养成习惯 Try to get into the habit of walking for 30 minutes each day. 尽量养成习惯，每天步行30分钟。 get out of a habit (=stop doing something regularly or often) 改掉习惯 She couldn’t get out of the habit of saying 'sorry'. 她改不掉说“抱歉”的习惯。 break/kick a habit (=stop doing something that is bad for you) 改掉坏习惯 I’ve smoked for years, but I really want to kick the habit. 我已吸烟多年，但很想改掉这个习惯。 develop/form a habit 养成习惯 nI developed a habit of eating porridge for breakfast. change your habits 改变习惯 nIt's sometimes difficult for people to change their habits. adjectives a good/bad habit 好/坏习惯 Eating healthy food as snacks is a good habit to get into. 零食吃健康食品，这是应该养成的好习惯。 eating/drinking habits (=the kinds of things you eat or drink regularly) 饮食/饮酒习惯 You need to change your eating habits. 你需要改变饮食习惯。 buying/spending habits (=the kinds of things you buy regularly) 购物/消费习惯 nThe recession will mean that many people will be changing their spending habits. viewing habits (=the kinds of television shows you regularly watch) 收视习惯 nParents try to control their children’s viewing habits. nsexual habits (=what you normally do in sexual relationships) a survey of the sexual habits of gay men personal habits (=the things you normally do each day, for example keeping yourself clean or whether you smoke) 个人习惯 nSome of his personal habits were unpleasant. nsocial habits (=the things people normally do when they are with other people) Television changed some of our social habits. an annoying/unpleasant/nasty habit (令人)讨厌的习惯 nHe had the unpleasant habit of eating with his mouth open. a strange/peculiar/odd habit 奇怪的/古怪的习惯 nHe had a lot of peculiar habits, one of them being to stare at you without blinking. phrases be in the habit of doing something 有做某事的习惯 On Friday evenings, Carrie was in the habit of visiting her parents. 周五晚上卡丽习惯去看望父母。 (by/from) force of habit (=used about a habit that is difficult to change) 习惯使然 I still walk by his house each day - force of habit, I suppose. 我每天依然走路经过他家——我想是走惯了吧。 change/break the habits of a lifetime (=stop doing the things you have done for many years) 改变/改掉一辈子的习惯 nIt is hard to change the habits of a lifetime, but you must eat more healthily or you will have a heart attack. have the unfortunate habit of doing something (=do something that makes other people feel embarrassed or offended) 有（做某事的）习惯 nTeenage girls have the unfortunate habit of laughing too loudly. THESAURUS habit something you do regularly, often without thinking about it 习惯 Biting your nails is a bad habit. 咬指甲是个坏习惯。 I always go to the same supermarket, out of habit. 出于习惯，我总是去同一家超市。 nmannerism a way of speaking or a small movement of your face or body that is part of your usual behaviour Even her mannerisms are the same as her sister’s. custom something that people in a particular society do because it is traditional or the accepted thing to do 〔某一社会的〕风俗，习俗 In Japan, it is the custom to take off your shoes when you enter a house. 在日本，进屋脱鞋是一种风俗习惯。 tradition a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time 传统 The tradition of giving Easter eggs goes back hundreds of years. 赠送复活节彩蛋的传统可追溯至几百年前。 nIn many countries, it’s a tradition for the bride to wear white. nIt was a family tradition to go for a walk on Christmas Day. practice something that people often do, especially as part of their work or daily life 〔尤指工作或日常生活中的〕惯常做法 The hotel has ended the practice of leaving chocolates in guests’ rooms. 该酒店已停止在客房摆放巧克力的做法。 Examples from the Corpus habit• If you have one or two drinks each day, it soon becomes a habit.• And yet they lacked the most rudimentary academic habits.• He has a really annoying habit of leaving his clothes all over the floor.• Septimus is trained out of his bad habits in the end, and everyone sleeps happily ever after.• Ever since I was a teenager, I have had the bad habit of pulling and twisting my hair.• Don't start smoking - it's a very bad habit.• His cocaine habit was ruining his life.• Today, smoking is really a disruptive habit.• healthy eating habits• People need to change their eating habits and include more fruit and vegetables in their diet.• Peter had some pretty odd habits.• The game is filled with creatures of habit and superstition.• My father had some rather strange habits, like reading the newspaper in the bath.• I'm not in the habit of going to bars during the day.• She was in the habit of taking a walk in the early evening.• You ought to get into the habit of planning your work at the beginning of each week.• He had got into the habit of phoning home during the day.• Some smokers use chewing gum containing nicotine to help them kick the habit.• In recent years, more than 11 million smokers in Britain have kicked the habit.• The habit of moving around in large groups is much commoner in fish than in other kinds of animals.• Many of them get into petty crime to support their habit.• But human beings have raised this habit to an art.• Patterns of behaviour develop gradually until they become unconscious habits. heroin/cocaine etc habit• We stole twenty-seven handguns from a National Guard armory to feed our heroin habit. Origin habit (1100-1200) Old French Latin habitus “condition, character”, from habere “to have”
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