custom
英 [ˈkʌstəm]
美 [ˈkʌstəm]
n. 风俗; 习俗; (个人的)习惯,习性,惯常行为; (顾客对商店的)惠顾,光顾
adj. 定做(制)的
复数:customs
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2344 / COCA.2993
牛津词典
noun
- 风俗;习俗
an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community- an old/ancient custom
旧的 / 古老的习俗 - the custom of giving presents at Christmas
在圣诞节赠送礼品的习俗 - It's a local custom .
这是当地的风俗习惯。 - It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
女子早婚是那个国家的风俗。
- an old/ancient custom
- (个人的)习惯,习性,惯常行为
the way a person always behaves- It was her custom to rise early.
早起是她的习惯。 - As was his custom, he knocked three times.
他敲了三下,这是他的习惯。
- It was her custom to rise early.
- (顾客对商店的)惠顾,光顾
the fact of a person or people buying goods or services at a shop/store or business- Thank you for your custom. Please call again.
谢谢您的惠顾,请下次再来。 - We've lost a lot of custom since prices went up.
自从价格上涨以来我们失去了很多生意。
- Thank you for your custom. Please call again.
adj.
adj.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 风俗;习俗
Acustomis an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.- The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries...
点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。 - Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。
- The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries...
- N-SING 个人习惯;习性;惯常行为
If it is yourcustom todo something, you usually do it in particular circumstances.- It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously...
他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。 - As is the custom, police forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
像往常一样,警方的法医专家对残骸进行了仔细的查看。
- It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously...
- N-UNCOUNT 光顾;惠顾
If a shop has yourcustom, you regularly buy things there.- You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish...
如果你这么不想来,你可以不再光顾。 - Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.
打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。
- You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish...
- ADJ 定做的;量身设计的
If you usecustomto describe something such as a vehicle or a piece of clothing, you mean that it has been designed for one particular customer.- Her one-of-a-kind custom garments are priced from one hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars.
在她这里定做一件款型独一无二的衣服,价格从100美元到1,000美元以上不等。
- Her one-of-a-kind custom garments are priced from one hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars.
- See also:customs
英英释义
noun
- accepted or habitual practice
- habitual patronage
- I have given this tailor my custom for many years
- a specific practice of long standing
- money collected under a tariff
adj
- made according to the specifications of an individual
双语例句
- As is the custom, police forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
像往常一样,警方的法医专家对残骸进行了仔细的查看。 - It was the custom of American Indians to paint their faces with coloured clay.
美洲印第安人过去习惯用彩色泥土涂在脸上。 - You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish
如果你这么不想来,你可以不再光顾。 - Springs and wells were decorated, a custom which was carried over into Christian times in Europe.
泉眼和水井都进行装饰,这个习俗在欧洲一直延续到基督教时代。 - It is the custom of foreigners to do so.
这样做法是外国人的习惯。 - Do abolish this kind of bad custom.
一定要废除这种不好的习俗。 - The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries
点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。 - The origin of the custom is obscure
这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。 - Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.
打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。 - The Dutch developed a custom by which children put out shoes which Saint Nicholas would fill with gifts when he came visiting.
荷兰人有一套自己的风俗,孩子们会将鞋子放在外面,圣诞老人到来时便会在里面装满礼品。