habit

noun

1. 习惯
   a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially sth that is hard to stop doing
   1. You need to change your eating habits.
      你得改变你的饮食习惯。
   2. good/bad habits
      良好习惯；恶习
   3. He has the irritating habit of biting his nails.
      他有咬指甲的讨厌习惯。
   4. It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit .
      偶尔借点钱倒没关系，但不要养成习惯。
   5. I'd prefer you not to make a habit of it.
      我希望你不要习以为常。
   6. I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment.
      我不习惯让陌生人进我家。
   7. I've got into the habit of turning on the TV as soon as I get home.
      我习惯了一回家就打开电视。
   8. I'm trying to break the habit of staying up too late.
      我正试图改掉熬夜的习惯。
2. 惯常行为；习性
   usual behaviour
   1. I only do it out of habit .
      我这么做只是出于习惯。
   2. I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) .
      我这人做事总是凭习惯。
3. （吸毒、喝酒、抽烟的）瘾
   a strong need to keep using drugs, alcohol or cigarettes regularly
   1. He began to finance his habit through burglary.
      他开始以盗窃来满足他的毒瘾。
   2. She's tried to give up smoking but just can't kick the habit .
      她戒过烟，但就是戒不掉。
   3. a 50-a-day habit
      每天抽50根烟的烟瘾
4. （修士或修女穿的）长袍；道袍；道服
   a long piece of clothing worn by a monk or nun

1. N-VAR 习惯
   A habit is something that you do often or regularly.
   1. He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous...
      他有个一紧张就舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。
   2. Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.
      很多人是出于习惯往食物里加盐，事先甚至连尝都不尝。
   3. ...a survey on eating habits in the UK.
      对于英国人饮食习惯的调查
2. N-COUNT 坏习惯;积习;恶习;陋习
   A habit is an action which is considered bad that someone does repeatedly and finds it difficult to stop doing.
   1. A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful...
      改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯有一个好办法，那就是每吃一口就把刀叉放下。
   2. After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
      当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。
3. N-COUNT （吸食海洛因、可卡因等的）毒瘾
   A drug habit is an addiction to a drug such as heroin or cocaine.
   1. She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.
      她以娼养吸。
4. （修道士或修女穿的）长袍，道袍，道服
   A habit is a piece of clothing shaped like a long loose dress, which a nun or monk wears.
5. 按习惯行事的人;习惯的奴隶
   If you say that someone is a creature of habit, you mean that they usually do the same thing at the same time each day, rather than doing new and different things.
6. PHRASE 有/养成…的习惯;习惯于
   If you are in the habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often. If you get into the habit of doing something, you begin to do it regularly or often.
   1. They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month...
      他们每月举办两三次宴会，都成习惯了。
   2. I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home from work.
      我习惯于在下班回家的路上顺便探望格洛丽亚。
7. PHRASE 对做…习以为常;使…成为一种习惯
   If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
   1. You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it.
      你可以上班时给我打电话，只要别一来二去打上瘾了就成。
8. PHRASE 思维习惯
   If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
   1. In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
      从口音、举止和思维习惯上看，他完全是东欧人。

1. If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit
   如果你还在吸烟的话，就尽量戒除这个习惯吧。
2. I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home.
   我养成了回家路上顺便去看格洛丽亚的习惯。
3. He had to break right now the chains of habit that bound him to the present.
   他必须现在就打破把他束缚在当前境况的习惯。
4. Smoking is a disgusting habit.
   吸烟是一个不良嗜好。
5. He looked around from force of habit, but nobody paid any attention to him
   他出于习惯环顾四周，但是没人注意他。
6. Unconsciously, by force of habit, she plugged the coffee pot in.
   下意识地，她习惯性地把咖啡壶的插头插上了。
7. She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men
   她已经养成了对男人投怀送抱的习惯。
8. I had got in the habit of going around with bare feet
   我已经习惯光脚。
9. He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous
   他有个一紧张就舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。
10. Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.
    很多人是出于习惯往食物里加盐，事先甚至连尝都不尝。
11. A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful
    改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯有一个好办法，那就是每吃一口就把刀叉放下。
12. After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
    当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。
13. She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.
    她以娼养吸。
14. They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month
    他们每月举办两三次宴会，都成习惯了。
15. You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it.
    你可以上班时给我打电话，只要别一来二去打上瘾了就成。
16. In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
    从口音、举止和思维习惯上看，他完全是东欧人。
17. They also have the irritating habit of interrupting.
    他们还有打岔的烦人习惯。
18. When he was thinking out a problem Tweed's habit was never to isolate himself in his room
    思考问题的时候，特威德从来没有把自己关在房间里的习惯。
19. She's kicked her drug habit and learned that her life has value
    她已经戒了毒，并且认识到了生命可贵。
20. Our Barry had a habit of doing that sort of thing.
    我家巴里就习惯干那种事。
21. A nicotine spray can help smokers quit the habit without putting on weight
    尼古丁喷雾剂能够帮助吸烟者在不增加体重的同时戒烟。
22. She had an irritating habit of repeating everything I said to her
    她有个惹人讨厌的习惯，我跟她说的每一件事她都告诉别人。
23. Try to get into the habit of saving your work regularly
    要努力养成经常将工作内容存盘的习惯。
24. Many businessmen still find it hard to shake themselves out of the old state-dependent habit.
    很多商人发现自己仍然很难摆脱依赖政府的老习惯。
25. 'You're getting to be a habit with me,' sang Eddie.
    “你让我无法自拔，”埃迪唱道。
26. Her attitudes solidified through privilege and habit.
    由于特权和习惯使然，她的看法变得越来越难以改变。
27. She made a habit of coming in to take tea with Nanny Crabtree
    她养成了进来和克拉布特里奶奶一起喝茶的习惯。
28. He's got into the habit of smoking.
    他抽烟上瘾了。
29. She expostulated with her husband on his habit of smoking in bed.
    她劝戒丈夫改掉在床上吸烟的习惯。
30. He has no habit of smoking.
    他没有吸烟的嗜好。

n.

force of habit

• 习惯力量
  if you do sth from or out of force of habit , you do it automatically and in a particular way because you have always done it that way in the past

noun

1. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation
   1. owls have nocturnal habits
   2. she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
   3. long use had hardened him to it

   Synonym:    use

2. excessive use of drugs

   Synonym:    substance abusedrug abuse

3. a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

4. attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

   Synonym:    riding habit

5. an established custom
   1. it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening

   Synonym:    wont

6. the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
   1. a shrub of spreading habit

verb

1. put a habit on