custom

美 [ˈkʌstəm]英 [ˈkʌstəm]
  • n.习俗;(个人的)习惯,习性,惯常行为;风俗;(顾客对商店的)惠顾,光顾
  • adj.定做(制)的

复数: customs

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noun

1

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。

2

(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。

3

(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。

adj.

custom

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 风俗;习俗
    A custom is 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。

  • 2
    N-SING 个人习惯;习性;惯常行为
    If it is your custom to do 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。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 光顾;惠顾
    If a shop has your custom, 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。

  • 4
    ADJ 定做的;量身设计的
    If you use custom to 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。

  • 5
    See also:customs

noun

1
accepted or habitual practice
Synonym: usage usance
2
habitual patronage
I have given this tailor my custom for many years
3
a specific practice of long standing
Synonym: tradition
4
money collected under a tariff
Synonym: customs customs duty impost

adj

1
made according to the specifications of an individual
Synonym: custom-made

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  1. It is the custom in that country for women to marry young .

    女子早婚是那个国家的风俗。

  2. This particular custom has its origins in Wales .

    这一特殊风俗起源于威尔士。

  3. The programme was about customs in different parts of the country .

    这个节目介绍全国各地的风俗习惯。

  4. 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。

  5. This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world .

    这一习俗在全世界各种族中都有。

  6. Customs officials turned the man over to the police .

    海关官员把那个男子移交给警方看管。

  7. Social customs provide a vital link between generations .

    社会风俗在代与代之间起到了极其重要的纽带作用。

  8. It was her custom to rise early .

    早起是她的习惯。

  9. The custom dates back hundreds of years .

    这一习俗可以追溯到几百年前。

  10. It 's a local custom .

    这是当地的风俗习惯。

  11. Some strange customs have survived from earlier times .

    有些奇怪的风俗是从早年留存下来的。

  12. A swoop by customs officers netted a large quantity of drugs .

    海关人员突然袭击,缉获大量毒品。

  13. We whipped through customs in ten minutes .

    我们十分钟便办完了海关手续。

  14. The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country .

    这些妇女戴着面纱是遵从这个国家的习俗。

  15. The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin .

    海关查获了大量走私的海洛因。

  16. The customs officers searched through our bags .

    海关官员搜遍了我们的行李。

  17. Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle the paintings out of the country .

    海关关员阻截了一次企图走私画作出境的阴谋。

  18. This phrase comes from bakers ' old custom of adding one extra loaf to an order of a dozen .

    源自旧时面包店老板的习惯,即给所订购的一打面包搭送一条面包。

  19. 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。

  20. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment

    海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。

  21. It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously

    他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。

  22. Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom .

    打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。

  23. It was his custom in buying real estate to offer a rather low price .

    他在购买地产时习惯把价格压得很低。

  24. Allow twenty-five minutes to get through Passport Control and Customs

    留出25分钟过护照检查处和海关。

  25. Customs officials can get extremely pernickety about things like that .

    海关官员可能会对那种东西极度吹毛求疵。

  26. 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。

  27. You will be able to take ten dozen bottles free of duty through customs

    你可以携带120瓶免税通过海关。

  28. He watched the Customs official peer into the driver 's window .

    他看见海关官员透过驾驶座车窗仔细地往里看。

  29. 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。

  30. He must be a newcomer to town and he obviously didn 't understand our local customs

    他一定是刚到镇上来的,明显不了解我们这儿的风俗。