Some friends of my family had this irritating habit.
我家有几个朋友就有这有令人恼火的习惯。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 60 Too early and too late
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 习惯，习性;气质;宗教服装;
vt. 给…穿衣服;打扮;
💡 habit表示居住 → 久居 → 习惯；习性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
近义：practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反义：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;属于家庭的;适合全家人的;
💡 音“发米粒”： 家庭吃饭又叫“发米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸妈妈我爱你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代.
近义：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny
adj. 气人的，使人不愉快的;<医>起刺激作用的;
v. 使恼怒，使急躁;使感到不适，使疼痛;
"She found his preoccupation with money irritating."
她对他一心只想着钱感到很厌烦。
近义：importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, jarring, maddening
反义：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing