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| /ˈhæbɪt/ |
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| 1 | C/U something that you do often or regularly , often without thinking about it 习惯 |
| healthy eating habits 健康的饮食习惯 |
| a good/bad habit He had acquired some rather bad habits at college. 他在大学里养成了一些很坏的习惯。 |
| be in the habit of doing sth They were in the habit of going for long walks. 他们习惯长时间地散步。 |
| get in/into the habit of doing sth George has got into the habit of going to bed late. 乔治养成了晚睡的习惯。 |
| out of habit/from force of habit (=because it is what you usually do) Whenever I walk by her building I look up at her window from sheer force of habit. 出于习惯 |
| | 1a | C something that you often do without intending to or without realizing that you are doing it , which can annoy other people （不自觉的）坏习惯，恶习 | | have the habit of doing sth He had the annoying habit of tapping the table when he was nervous. 他一紧张就会犯敲桌子的毛病。 | |
| | 1b | C a physical need to do something regularly such as smoke cigarettes or take drugs 瘾；烟瘾；毒瘾 | | He started stealing to finance his heroin habit. 为了购买海洛因满足毒瘾，他开始偷窃。 | | kick/break the habit (=stop it) Over 10 million smokers have succeeded in kicking the habit. 戒烟；戒毒 | |
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| 2 | C a simple dress worn by nuns and other members of religious communities （修女、教士等穿的）衣服 |
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| - | habit of mind/thought
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| a usual way of thinking about something |
| 思维习惯 |
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| Low expectations can become a habit of mind. 凡事都抱低期望会变成一种思维习惯。 |
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| - | not make a habit of doing sth/not be in the habit of doing sth
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| used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done |
| 没有做某事的习惯 |
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| I don’ t make a habit of calling on clients unannounced. 我没有不事先打招呼就突然拜访客户的习惯。 |
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| - | old habitsdie hard spoken
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| used for saying that it is difficult to change a way of behaving that someone has had for many years |
| 旧习难改 |
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| Words frequently used with habit | | habit 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | annoying, bad, dirty, disgusting, filthy, unfortunate, | 1 | | | |
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