plural habits
plural habits
Learner's definition of HABIT
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: a usual way of behaving : something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way习惯 [count]
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It was his habit to take a nap after dinner every evening.他有每天晚饭后小睡的习惯。
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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。
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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。
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It's never easy to break/kick a bad habit.改掉坏习惯可不容易。
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Old habits die hard. [=it is hard to stop doing things that you have been doing for a long time]积习难改。
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often followed by of + -ing verb常接of+动词-ing形式 -
He had a habit of coughing when he was nervous.他有一紧张就咳嗽的习惯。
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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。
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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。
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He still gets up early every day from habit.他仍旧习惯每天早起。
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She always closed the door softly out of habit.出于习惯，她总是轻轻地把门关上。
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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。
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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。
◊ If you are in the habit of doing something, you do it often or usually.习惯于
◊ If you say that you are not in the habit of doing something, you mean that you do not do it or that you do not usually do it.不习惯于
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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。
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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
◊ To get in/into the habit of doing something means to do something in a regular or repeated way so that it becomes a habit.习惯于；形成…的习惯
◊ To fall/slip into the habit of doing something is to begin to do something in a regular way without realizing that you are doing it.无意中养成…的习惯
◊ If you make a habit of doing something or make it a habit to do something, you do it often.习以为常；经常做
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They have made a habit of criticizing each other whenever possible.他们总是一有机会就互相指责。
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The team has made a habit of winning the crucial games.那个队经常赢得关键性比赛
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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。
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[count] : a strong need to use a drug, to smoke cigarettes, etc.（吸毒、抽烟等的）瘾 3
[count] : a piece of clothing worn by members of a religious group（宗教人士穿的）长袍，道袍