单词habit的用法介绍

habit的意思是“习惯”,指某人有规律地经常做某事,如咬指甲、抽烟等,由于这种动作反复地做,久而久之形成习惯或习性,做时不用思索。有时也可指动植物的“习性”。既可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。

habit有时也可表示“妇女的骑装,教士、修女等的服装”,在美国口语里还有“毒瘾”的意思。

habit后的定语可用“of v -ing”形式,但不可用to- v 。注意当句中有it充当形式主语或宾语,而以动词不定式作真正的主语或宾语时,该动词不定式可以置于补语habit之后。

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用作名词 (n.)

Some of the things we do scarcely give a thought to; we just do them from habit.

我们做某些事并非深思熟虑,而仅仅出于习惯。

After a few weeks of firm control, the teacher was able to relax his grip on the class, who continued to obey him out of habit.

几周的严格管理后,这位老师终于放松了对这个班学生的控制,因为他们已习惯于服从他的管教了。

The habit is easily acquired but broken up with difficulty.

这种习惯养成容易,摒弃难。

The habit carries over from my childhood.

这一习惯从我小时候起就一直保持下来。

Now, not enough is being done to educate smokers about the benefits of stopping the habit.

在教育吸烟者懂得戒烟的好处方面目前还做得不够。

Relatives should try to persuade smokers to kick the habit.

亲属们应设法说服吸烟者戒烟。

Since theft has become his habit, he should be confined.

偷盗既然成了他的习惯,就该把他关起来。

～+of n./v -ing

The habit of obedience was burned into me as a child.

我从小就养成了顺从的习惯。

We can't expect one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

我们不能期望一个人一辈子养成的习惯短时期就能改变。

In a new job, one should fling off old habits of thought.

干一项新的工作就应该摆脱旧的思维习惯。

He has laid aside the habit of smoking.

他已戒除抽烟的习惯。