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词组 habit
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habit /ˈhæbət, ˈhæbɪt/ noun something you do regularly, often without thinking about itadjectives/nouns + habita bad habit Some children develop bad habits and always leave their room in a mess.an annoying/unpleasant/nasty habit He had an annoying habit of eating with his mouth open.a dirty/filthy habit We all know smoking is a filthy habit.a good habit Exercising every day is a good habit to get into.a strange/peculiar/odd habit Amy had a lot of peculiar habits, one of them being to stare at you without blinking.a disconcerting habit (=making you feel slightly worried or embarrassed) The president has a disconcerting habit of saying exactly what he is thinking.an unfortunate habit (=one that you wish was different) She had an unfortunate habit of forgetting what she wanted to say.eating/drinking habits (=the kinds of things you eat or drink regularly) You need to change your eating habits and start eating healthy foods.buying/spending habits (=the kinds of things you buy regularly) People are changing their spending habits because they are worried about their jobs.viewing habits (=the kinds of television shows you regularly watch) Parents try to control their children’s viewing habits.sexual habits The survey looked at the sexual habits of gay men.personal habits (=the things you normally do each day, for example keeping yourself clean or whether you smoke) He had disgusting personal habits.social habits (=the things people normally do when they are with other people) Television changed some of our social habits.verbshave a habit (of doing sth) He has a habit of being late.sth becomes a habit Thinking negatively can become a habit.get into a habit (=start doing something regularly or often) Try to get into the habit of walking for 30 minutes each day.get out of a habit (=stop doing something regularly or often) I was busy at work and got out of the habit of exercising.break/kick a habit (=stop doing something that is bad for you) I’ve smoked for years, but I really want to kick the habit.develop/form a habit He felt very uncomfortable in social situations and had developed the habit of avoiding them.change your habits It’s sometimes difficult for people to change their habits.make a habit of (doing) sth (=start doing something regularly) You can leave work early today as long as you don’t make a habit of it.prepositions/adverbsout of/from habit (=because you have been doing something regularly for a long time) I always go to the same supermarket, out of habit.phrasesbe in the habit of doing sth On Friday evenings, Carrie was in the habit of visiting her parents.(by/from) force of habit (=used about a habit that is difficult to change) I still think about her every day – force of habit, I suppose.change/break the habits of a lifetime (=stop doing the things you have done for many years) It is hard to change the habits of a lifetime, but you must eat more healthily.THESAURUS: habit custom something that people in a particular society do because it is traditional or the accepted thing to do: In Japan it is the custom to take off your shoes when you enter a house. | It is important to respect the local customs of the country you're visiting. | In the village of Marlott, following the ancient custom, the young women gathered to dance every holiday. | Many of the traditional customs have died out (=they no longer exist). tradition a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time: The tradition of giving Easter eggs goes back hundreds of years. | In many countries, it is a tradition for the bride to wear white. | It 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: The hotel has ended the practice of leaving chocolates in guests’ rooms. | It is standard practice for children to be prevented from attending school if they behave badly. | It has become common practice for companies to allow people to work from home.
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