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Custom Local ˈkʌstəm Traditional Country Formal Society Things

word custom
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/kʌ̱stəm/
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[N-VAR 可变名词]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.
  [usu with supp]
  • 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。

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    [N-SING 单数名词]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.
      [oft with poss]
  • 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。

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    [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]光顾;惠顾 If a shop has your custom, you regularly buy things there.
      [usu with poss]
      [BRIT 英]
      [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

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    [ADJ 形容词]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.
      [ADJ n]
  • 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。

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    See also:
    customs

    Oxford
    cus·tom / ˈkʌstəm ; NAmE ˈkʌstəm /
    noun
    ,
    adjective
    custom customs
    noun see also
    customs
    1 [countable ,  uncountable ] custom(of doing sth) an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community 风俗;习俗 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 customin that country for women to marry young. 女子早婚是那个国家的风俗。 2 [singular ] ( formal or literary) the way a person always behaves (个人的)习惯,习性,惯常行为 SYN
    habit
    ,
    practice
    It was her custom to rise early. 早起是她的习惯。 As was his custom, he knocked three times. 一如既往,他敲了三下。
    3 [uncountable ] ( BrE) ( formal) ( also business NAmE, BrE ) the fact of a person or people buying goods or services at a shop/store or business (顾客对商店的)惠顾,光顾 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主顾。
    adjective [only before noun ] ( especially NAmE) =
    custom-built
    ,
    custom-made
    a custom motorcycle 订制的摩托车
    cus·tom / ˈkʌstəm ; NAmE ˈkʌstəm /
    LDC
    custom1 noun
    custom2 adjective
    customcus‧tom1 /ˈkʌstəm/ ●●● W3 noun
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    1[countable, uncountable] something that is done by people in a particular society because it is traditionaltraditionlocal/ancient/French etc custom The guide offers information on local customs.it is the custom (for somebody) to do something It’s the custom for the bride’s father to pay for the wedding.the custom of doing something The custom of naming women after flowers is becoming less common. see thesaurus at
    habit
    2[singular] formal something that you usually do every day, or in a particular situation SYN  habit:  He awoke early, as was his custom.3customs [plural] a)the place where your bags are checked for illegal goods when you go into a countryimmigration:  She was stopped at customs and questioned. It took ages to clear customs (=be allowed through customs) but then we were out of the airport quite quickly. You won’t be able to take that through customs. b)the government department that checks goods coming into a country and collects any taxes on them:  customs officers the US customs service4[uncountable] formal the practice of regularly using a particular shop or business:  an advertisement to attract more custom Smaller shops lose a lot of custom when supermarkets open nearby.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + customa local custom· We were unfamiliar with the local customs.an old/ancient/age-old custom· Here on the island, many of the old customs have survived.an established custom· He had criticized some of the school’s established customs.a traditional custom· The children learn about traditional customs, crafts, music, and dance.a social custom· Our people do not want to imitate western social customs.a French/Greek etc custom· The Spanish custom is to add the mother’s surname after the father’s.a tribal custom· He spoke four African languages and knew most of the tribal customs.burial customs (=things done when someone dies and is buried)· the diversity of burial customs in different parts of the worldverbsfollow/observe a custom (=do something that is part of a custom)· Following a Chinese custom, Deng changed his given name to mark the occasion.respect a custom· Strangers should respect the customs of the country they are in.a custom survives (=continues to be followed)· The custom of slaughtering an animal to welcome guests still survives in some areas.a custom dies out/disappears (=gradually stops being done)· Sometimes the streets are decorated with flower petals, although this custom is dying out.
    custom1 noun
    custom2 adjective
    customcustom2 adjective [only before noun] especially American English
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    custom products or services are specially designed and made for a particular person SYN  bespoke:  His son operates a custom furniture business.
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