词组 | tradition |
释义 | tradition /trəˈdɪʃən/ noun a custom, belief, or story that has existed for a very long timeadjectives/nouns + traditionan old/ancient tradition The ceremony is part of an ancient tradition.a local tradition The villagers are all keen to preserve local traditions.a long tradition/long-standing tradition Britain has a long tradition of accepting political refugees.an age-old tradition (=one that has existed for a long time and still continues now) In most African countries, open-air markets are an age-old tradition.a proud tradition Liverpool has a proud tradition of producing talented comedians.a strong tradition There is a strong tradition of sport at the school.a family tradition According to family tradition, he must sing at his own wedding.a cultural/religious tradition The country has cultural traditions that date back many generations.American/British/southern etc tradition The festival is a part of Scottish tradition which is worth preserving.verbsfollow a tradition (=do what has been done before) He followed the family tradition and became a doctor.maintain/carry on/continue/uphold a tradition (=make it continue in the same way as before) We maintain a tradition of cheese-making which dates back for hundreds of years.break with tradition (=not follow a tradition) They decided to break with tradition and have fish instead of turkey for Christmas lunch.establish a tradition They are continuing a tradition which was established over a hundred years ago.be steeped in tradition (=have many traditions and a long history) Glastonbury is a town which is steeped in tradition.tradition dictates sth (=says that something must be done in a particular way) As tradition dictates, she went to live with her husband’s family after she got married.a tradition goes back/dates back to sth The tradition goes back to the tenth century.prepositionsby tradition also according to tradition By tradition, it’s the bride’s parents who pay for the wedding.a tradition of (doing) sth It’s a religious group with a tradition of silence.phrasesin keeping with tradition (=as part of a tradition) In keeping with tradition, everyone wore black.keep a tradition alive (=make it continue) The family has played a large part in keeping this tradition alive.in time-honoured tradition BrE in time-honored tradition AmE (=based on a tradition that has existed for a very long time) In time-honoured tradition, they have a drink in every pub along the high street. |
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