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单词 habit
释义
habit
noun
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪt/us
/ˈhæb.ɪt/

habitnoun(REPEATED ACTION)

B1[CorU]
something that you do often andregularly, sometimes withoutknowingthat you are doing it:
习惯
I alwaysbuythe samebrandoftoothpasteout of(= because of)habit.我出于习惯总是买同一个牌子的牙膏。
I'mtryingnot toget into(=start)the habit of always havingbiscuitswith mycoffee.我尽量避免养成喝咖啡时总是吃饼干的习惯。
I used toswimtwiceaweek, but Iseemto havegot out of(=ended)the habitrecently.我过去每周游两次泳，但最近似乎打破了这个习惯。
I wastaughttodriveby myboyfriendand I'mafraidI'vepickedup(=caught)some of hisbadhabits.我是跟我男友学的开车，恐怕我已经染上了他的一些坏习惯。
I'mtryingto get him tobreak(= endintentionally)the habit ofswitchingon the TV when he comeshomeatnight.我设法让他改掉晚上一回家就打开电视的习惯。
I don'tmindbeingwokenuponceortwicein themiddleof thenightby myflatmatesolongas she doesn'tmake a habit of it(= do itfrequently).我不介意半夜里被同屋吵醒一两次，只要她不经常这样就行。
I'm not reallyin thehabitoflookingat(= I don't usuallylookat)other people'sclothes, butevenInoticedthatawfulsuit!我没有观察别人衣着的习惯，可就连我都注意到了那身难看的套装！
B2[C]
somethingannoyingthat someone often does:
坏习惯，毛病
Shehas ahabitoffinishingoff other people'ssentences.她有打断别人说话的坏习惯。
B2[C]
astrongphysicalneed tokeeptaking aparticulardrug:
毒瘾
acocainehabit可卡因毒瘾
figurativehumorousI'mafraidI've got achocolatehabit.恐怕我吃巧克力上瘾了。
More examples
  • It's so hard tostopsmokingwhen it's been alifelonghabit.
  • Get into the habit oftuningyourguitareverydaybefore youpractise.
  • Pickingyournoseis arevoltinghabit.
  • Members of thepublicwereaskedabouttheirshoppinghabits.
  • We'vefalleninto the habit of getting up late onSaturdaymornings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Habitual behaviour
  • ADL
  • atavism
  • atavistic
  • creature
  • creature of habitidiom
  • custom
  • diet
  • idiosyncrasy
  • idiosyncratic
  • leaning
  • penchant
  • practice
  • programme
  • ritualistic
  • ritualistically
  • ritualized
  • roll
  • routine
  • take tosomeone/something
  • tendency
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Drug addiction

habitnoun(CLOTHING)

[C]
aspecialpieceoflongclothingwornbymonksandnuns
（僧侣或修女穿的）衣服，长袍
picture of habit
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Religious people: monks & nuns
  • abbess
  • abbey
  • abbot
  • anchorite
  • ascetic
  • benedictine
  • flagellant
  • Franciscan
  • friar
  • friary
  • hermit
  • monastery
  • monastic
  • monasticism
  • monk
  • mother
  • prior
  • prioress
  • priory
  • Trappist monk
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(Definition ofhabitfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

habit| American Dictionary

habit
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈhæb·ɪt/
aparticularactor way ofactingthat youtendto doregularly:
[U]Judy is in the habit ofsleepinglate onSundays.
[U]I have the habit ofcheckingmye-mailassoonas Ilogon to mycomputer.
[C]Eating betweenmealsis abadhabit.
(Definition ofhabitfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhabit

habit
The first layer to be removed is an acquired politicalhabit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Trophic diversity is assessed by assigning taxa to trophic habits, thereby revealing the appearance of new components of ecosystem structure over time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As soon as a few years after quitting the smokinghabit, ex-smokers are at a substantially lower risk for myocardial infarction or stroke.
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The distribution of feeding habits among animals in a tropical rainforest.
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The distribution of feeding habits in a tropical rain forest.
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It is the body that understands in the acquisition ofhabit.
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Funding bodies have the annoyinghabitof wanting to know the methodology or methodologies that will be used in carrying out the proposed research.
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Three habits of highly effective signaling pathways : principles of transcriptional control by developmental cell signaling.
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When asked about their prescribing habits, just 60% were found to actually comply with the recommendations (range, 10% to 95%, depending on the item).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Bioethics really started as an inquiry into the largely uncontrolled practices, habits, and proceedings of the medical structure and profession.
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However, there is no reason to assume that the serviceable habits have entirely lost their original significance.
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Levels of habits and real consumption are lower than at the initial steady state.
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They returned to the mainland with either memories or habits of opium and this was fundamental for the spread of smoking in the eighteenth century.
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Intentions driven byhabitcan be interrupted, often by unforeseen or relatively dramatic events, causing the agent to deliberate and perhaps adopt another intention.
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She had herself photographed not once, but thrice in her elegant ridinghabit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithhabit

habit

These are words often used in combination withhabit.

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bad habit
I started thebadhabit.
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Hansard archive
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breeding habits
A large mass of literature, dealing with its general habits, is extant, but the breeding habits and the larva have not been described.
From theCambridge English Corpus
consumption habits
It also develops a concrete alternative concerning food demand via altered consumption habits.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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