(1) 1)习惯(sth which a person does usually or regularly，esp sth difficult to stop doing)[C]：a～of picking one's teeth/humming while working有剔牙/干活时哼曲子的习惯;lose/form the～of reading丧失/形成阅读的习惯;get into bad～养成坏习惯;accommodate oneself to～s of life适应生活习惯;have the～of burrowing in the earth 有在地下打洞的习性;be rather simple in sb's～s 生活习惯俭朴;a man of ascetic～s 有禁欲习惯的人; 2)习(脾)性(usual behaviour)[U]：smoke out of/by/from～出于习惯吸烟;do sth more out of～than anything else更多的是出于习惯;

(2)僧袍(服)(set of clothes worn by a particular group of people，eg monks and nuns)[C]：a black/special/monks'～黑色的衣服/专门的衣服/僧侣袍;woman's riding～妇女骑马服;

be in/fall into/get into the habit of doing sth 有/养成/养成……的习惯：be in/get into/fall into the～of scratching one's head when one is puzzled有遇到迷惑的问题就搔头的习惯;

break sb/oneself of a habit使某人/自己改掉某习惯：We must break the child of his～of biting his nails.我们必须让那个孩子改掉咬手指甲的恶习。

fall/get out of the habit of doing sth去掉干……的习惯：She's fallen out of the～of taking a walk after supper when she's in town.她在城里时已不再保持晚饭后散步的习惯了。

make a habit of (doing) sth形成(做某事)的习惯：He made a～of taking a short walk after lunch. 他养成了午饭后短途散步的习惯。

→ha′bitual adj 惯(经)常的;习惯做的;ha′bitually adv 经(惯)常地;′habit-forming adj 成瘾的;形成习惯的;

【辨异】habit与custom和practice的区别见CUSTOM。