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　

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牛津词典

noun

• 风俗；习俗
  an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community
  1. an old/ancient custom
     旧的 / 古老的习俗
  2. the custom of giving presents at Christmas
     在圣诞节赠送礼品的习俗
  3. It's a local custom .
     这是当地的风俗习惯。
  4. It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
     女子早婚是那个国家的风俗。
• （个人的）习惯，习性，惯常行为
  the way a person always behaves
  1. It was her custom to rise early.
     早起是她的习惯。
  2. As was his custom, he knocked three times.
     他敲了三下，这是他的习惯。
• （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
  1. Thank you for your custom. Please call again.
     谢谢您的惠顾，请下次再来。
  2. 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。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
     钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。
• 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.
  1. It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously...
     他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 光顾;惠顾
  If a shop has yourcustom, you regularly buy things there.
  1. 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。
  2. Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.
     打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。
• 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.
  1. 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。
• See also:customs

英英释义

noun

• accepted or habitual practice
  Synonym:usageusance
• habitual patronage
  1. I have given this tailor my custom for many years
• a specific practice of long standing
  Synonym:tradition
• money collected under a tariff
  Synonym:customscustoms dutyimpost

adj

• made according to the specifications of an individual
  Synonym:custom-made

双语例句

• The custom here is this.
  这里的规矩是这样的。
• It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously
  他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。
• 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。
• Do abolish this kind of bad custom.
  一定要废除这种不好的习俗。
• Custom has a great influence on his behaviour.
  习俗对他的行为举止影响很大。
• It is the custom of this academy to make an annual award for outstanding researchers in chemistry.
  每年向杰出的化学研究人员发奖是这个学会的惯例。
• The origin of the custom is obscure
  这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
• According to the local custom, he had to kowtow three times.
  按照乡俗，他得叩三个头。
• 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。
• This custom was still current in the late 1960s.
  这种习俗在20世纪60年代末仍然很普遍。