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IELTS BNC: 2239 COCA: 2308

habit

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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。
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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。
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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。
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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
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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。
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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”
hab·it noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1
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IELTS BNC: 2239 COCA: 2308
habit

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HABIT | HABIT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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 (often ironic) , 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
IELTS BNC: 2239 COCA: 2308
habit

noun

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] (rather formal) 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 ⇨ principle 2 , as a rule ⇨ usually
IELTS BNC: 2239 COCA: 2308
habit
Habits and habitual behaviour: habit, routine, daily life...
Relating to using illegal drugs: abuse, addiction, addictive...
Smoking and not smoking: ashtray, cessation, chain-smoke...
Skirts and dresses: ballgown, caftan, chemise...

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