custom
noun uk/ˈkʌs.təm/ us/ˈkʌs.təm/
(USUAL WAY)
B1 [ C or U ]风俗，习俗;传统
a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time
a local/ancient custom 当地的／古老的风俗
[ + to infinitive ] In my country, it's the custom (for women) to get married in white. 在我国，女子结婚穿白衣是一种习俗。
[ S ]习惯;惯例
something you usually do
He left the house at nine exactly, as is his custom. 他9点准时离开了家，这是他的习惯。
- More examples
- It's a custom which is beginning to die out.
- She covered her head out of deference to Muslim custom.
- The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region.
- The song was a custom handed down through the generations.
- What customs do you have for New Year in your country?
(TRADE)
[ U ]（尤指对商店的）光顾，惠顾
the support given to a business, especially a shop, by the people who buy things or services from it
Most of our custom comes from tourists nowadays. 如今我们大部分生意来自游客。
If we don't give good service, people will take their custom elsewhere. 如果我们不能提供良好的服务，人们就会光顾别处。
(OFFICIAL CHECK)
customs [ plural ]B1 海关
the place at a port, airport, or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally
to go through customs 通过海关
Eddie texted me to say he'd cleared customs and collected his luggage.
They were madehad to wait twenty minutes before getting through customs.
The idea is to help frequent fliers pass more quickly through customs.
For once, we breezed through customs.
My partner with a German passport sailed through customs.
We were waved through customs.