"it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
"owls have nocturnal habits" "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair" "long use had hardened him to it"
"a shrub of spreading habit"
误 He has fallen into the habit to drink.
正 He has fallen into the habit of drinking.
他养成每星期四晚上拜访他兄弟的习惯。误 He has fallen into the habit to call at his brother's flat on Thursday evenings.
正 He has fallen into the habit of calling at his brother's flat on Thursday evenings.
析habit后不能用动词不定式作定语,只能用“of n./v -ing”形式。
汤姆习惯把手插到裤子的口袋里。误 It was a habit of Tom to put his hands in his trousers pockets.
正 It was a habit with Tom to put his hands in his trousers pockets.
析 句型It's a habit with sb to- v 为固定结构,其中with不可换为of。
