惡習(xí) bad habit; evil practice; pernicious habit 染上惡習(xí) contract a bad habit; fall into evil ways; 惡習(xí)難改。 bad habits die hard.; evil practices are difficult to stop. 貪得無厭的惡習(xí)毀掉了那個守財奴的幸福。 the demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness
The convincing proof that smoking causes cancer has failed to convince hundreds of millions of people to abandon the vile habit 抽煙致癌的有力證據(jù)沒能說服數(shù)百萬人改掉這一惡習(xí)。