habit ♦︎ practice ♦︎ policy ♦︎ ways ♦︎ ritual ♦︎ ruleThese are all words for things that you do often or for your usual behaviour.這些詞均表示習慣、慣常行爲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be sb's habit / practice / policy to do sth◆as is sb's habit / practice◆the / sb's usual habit / practice / policy / ritual◆sb's personal habits / practice / ritual◆bad habits / practices / policy / ways◆to make a habit / practice of doing sth◆to make it a habit / practice / policy / rule to do sth◆to become a habit / practice / ritual◆to have a habit / policy / ritual / rule◆to follow a policy / ritual / rule◆to change a / your habit / practice / policy / ways■habit [countable, uncountable] a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially sth that is hard to stop doing; usual behaviour習慣;慣常行爲◆You need to change your eating habits(= what and how you eat).你得改變你的飲食習慣。◆It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit.偶爾借點錢沒關系,但不要養成習慣。◆I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment.我不習慣讓陌生人進我家。◆I got into the habit of going there every night for dinner.我習慣了每晚都到那裏吃飯。◆I do it out of habit.我這樣做是出於習慣。◆When it comes to clothes, men are creatures of habit(= have fixed and regular ways of doing things).男人在衣着方面總是一成不變。 see also habitual ⇨ frequent, habitual ⇨ regular, habitual ⇨ usual■practice [countable] (ratherformal) a thing that is done regularly, either for a good reason, or out of habit慣常做的事;習慣;通常做法◆I like the German practice of giving workers a say in how their company is run.我喜歡德國人在公司經營上給工人發言權的做法。◆Established practices can be difficult to modify.成規難改。■policy [countable, uncountable] (formal) a principle that influences how you behave; a way in which you usually behave原則;爲人之道◆It is my policy not to say anything to the press.我的原則是對新聞媒體保持緘默。◆As the old saying goes, honesty is the best policy.常言道,誠實爲上。■ways [plural] your usual behaviour行爲方式;作風◆It's unlikely that your boss will change his ways.你的老板不太可能改變他的行事風格。◆They seem to have seen the error of their ways.他們似乎已經認識到自己的錯誤做法。◆You're going to have to mend your ways(= stop behaving badly).你得改正你的不良行爲。◆She had become set in her ways (= did not want to or was not able to change her habits and opinions).她的行爲方式已成定式,很難改變。■ritual ˈrɪtʃuəl [countable] a thing that is done regularly and always in the same way習慣;老規矩◆She had been following this daily ritual for several months.幾個月來她每天都遵循這一習慣。◆It was all part of the ritual of returning home.那是回家必做的事。ⓘ A ritual is often a series of small actions that are done at a particular time or in particular circumstances, for no obvious reason except that they have been done in that way on those occasions for a long time and people like to continue doing them. * ritual常指在特定時間或場合所做的一套瑣事。人們這樣做沒有什麽明確的原因,僅僅是做得時間久了,樂得繼續做下去。 see also ritual ⇨ ceremony■rule [countable, usually singular] a thing that you usually do because you think it is wise(認爲有益而保持的)習慣,常規,慣常的做法◆I make it a rule never to mix business with pleasure.我的規矩是從不把工作和娛樂攪在一起。◆He occasionally allowed himself to break his own rule.他偶爾允許自己破一次例。 see also rule ⇨ principle2, as a rule ⇨ usually