| 单词 | habit |
| 释义 | habit (once / 57 pages) nv Any action that you perform regularly as part of your routine can be called a habit. Flossing your teeth would be considered a good habit. Sucking your thumb would be considered a bad habit, especially as an adult. On New Year's people always vow to break their bad habits, but bad habits die hard. The noun habit can also refer to an established custom — like the habit of breaking bread with your family every holiday. On a completely different note, clothing that is worn for horseback riding, or by a nun or monk, can also be called a habit. All good nuns should be in the habit of washing their habits. WORD FAMILYhabit: habitable, habited, habiting, habits, habitual, habituate+/habitable: habitability, habitableness/habitual: habitually/habituate: habituated, habituates, habituating, habituation/habituation: habituations USAGE EXAMPLESWriting down your meals, snacks and daily stressors helps clarify your true habits, and set healthy, reachable goals. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) This is particularly true in our 20s, when so many of our habits are still up for grabs. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) Still, just seeing the information about my bedtime habits helped me change for the better. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1n an established custom it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening Syn|Hyper wont custom, tradition a specific practice of long standing 2n the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) a shrub of spreading habit Hyper development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level 3n excessive use of drugs Syn|Hypo|Hyper drug abuse, substance abuse alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks abuse, misuse improper or excessive use 4n (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition owls have nocturnal habits she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair Syn|Hypo|Hyper use ritual stereotyped behavior second natureacquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate cleanlinessthe habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections custom, usage, usance accepted or habitual practice 5n a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order Hypo|Hyper frock a habit worn by clerics monastic habita long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery nun's habita long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent attire, dress, garb clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion 6n attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) Syn|Hyper riding habit attire, dress, garb clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion 7v put a habit on Hyper apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog provide with clothes or put clothes on |
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