Idiom of the Day
kick the habit
戒除惡習,擺脫壞習慣
Today: Tue, 01 Sep 2020
Meaning:
If you kick the habit, you manage to stop doing something that has become a bad habit.
如果您戒掉惡習,就想方設法去停止做那些成為壞習慣的事。
For example:
I wish I could stop smoking cigarettes but I just can't kick the habit.我希望我可以停止抽菸,但我戒不掉這個習慣。Rashid used to bite his fingernails but his girlfriend made him kick the habit.拉希德曾經咬指甲,但女友讓他戒掉這個習慣。Note:
"Kick a habit" can be used when talking about habits in general, as in "Kicking a habitisn't easy."
「戒掉惡習」可以用來泛指一些習慣,比如「戒掉惡習是不容易的」。
Quick Quiz
If a cigarette smoker says they want to kick the habit, it means they want to
a. stop smoking cigarettesb. smoke better cigarettesc. spread the habit to others
答案:a