habit

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habit /ˈhæbət/ noun

plural habits

habit

/ˈhæbət/

noun

plural habits

Learner's definition of HABIT

: a usual way of behaving : something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way习惯

[count]

It was his habit to take a nap after dinner every evening.他有每天晚饭后小睡的习惯。
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。
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。
It's never easy to break/kick a bad habit.改掉坏习惯可不容易。
Old habits die hard. [=it is hard to stop doing things that you have been doing for a long time]积习难改。

— 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。
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。
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。

[noncount]

He still gets up early every day from habit.他仍旧习惯每天早起。
She always closed the door softly out of habit.出于习惯，她总是轻轻地把门关上。
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。
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

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。
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

I had gotten into the habit of reading before going to bed.我养成了睡觉之前看会儿书的习惯。
She got in the habit of leaving her keys on the counter so she wouldn't forget them.她习惯把钥匙放在柜台上，这样就不会忘记带。

◊ 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

It's easy to fall into the habit of not eating enough for breakfast.人们容易养成早餐不吃饱的习惯。

◊ 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

They have made a habit of criticizing each other whenever possible.他们总是一有机会就互相指责。
The team has made a habit of winning the crucial games.那个队经常赢得关键性比赛
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。

[count] : a strong need to use a drug, to smoke cigarettes, etc.（吸毒、抽烟等的）瘾

He hasn't been able to kick his cocaine habit.他一直没能戒掉毒瘾。
I used to have a three-pack-a-day cigarette habit. [=I used to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day]我曾经有烟瘾，一天得抽三包。

[count] : a piece of clothing worn by members of a religious group（宗教人士穿的）长袍，道袍