| 单词 | to break of a practice or habit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto break (any one) of a practice or habit b. to break (any one) of a practice or habit: to cause him to discontinue it. Perhaps originally belonging to sense 14b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > give up a habit or practice [verb (transitive)] > cause one to or disaccustom unwone1340 disuse1489 discustom1502 wean1526 disaccustom1530 uncustom1530 unaccustom1580 unwont1580 to break (any one) of a practice or habit1612 disinure1613 unhitch1622 unhabit1650 dishabituate1869 wean1891 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) xxxviii. 239 Neither must they be too much broken of it [sc. danger], if they shall be preserued in vigor. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome v. 74 He..Broke them of their warm Bathes. 1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 11 A thick mumbling Way of speaking; which he broke himself of by declaiming with pebbles in his mouth. 1816 Life W. Havergal (1882) 15 His only fault is in preaching too fast, but he is trying to break himself of this. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iv. 138 When she wants to break a village girl of disobedience to her mother. < as lemmas |
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