Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.
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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
adj. 必要的;强制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
💡 necess必要 + ary 表示有...性质的， → a.必要的；必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义：indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反义：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
turning
['tɝnɪŋ]
n. 旋转;转向;转弯处;车工工艺;
v. 转动;扭转;（使）变成;“turn”的现在分词;
💡 turn转+ing名词后缀 → 转向；旋转
"Not turning up was just a cop-out."
不露面只不过是在逃避而已。
近义：turn, bend, corner, curve, revolution, rotation
vt. 跟踪，追踪;拖曳：让…拖或飘扬在后面;拖沓而行;跟在…后面;
vi. （在比赛等中）输;（尤指跟在他人后面）疲惫地走;（在比赛或其他竞赛中）落后;蔓生;
n. 足迹;臭迹;小径;一缕;
💡 trail(draw)→拖；拉；追踪；尾随；踪迹；小径
"The wagon left a trail of dust."
马车后扬起了一缕烟尘。
近义：heel, hound, shadow, sleuth, spoor, trace
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. 剩余物，残骸;残余;遗迹;遗体;
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v. 搁置;剩余，剩下;逗留;终属，归于;
💡 re回+main逗留→回来留下→剩余
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：keep, stay, get, persevere, hold, continue
反义：vary, alter