He suddenly dropped his habitual banter.是什么意思？

He suddenly dropped his habitual banter.

他突然不再像往常一样开玩笑。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

suddenly

adv. 意外地，忽然地，奄，勃，霍然；

例句
'It was incredible,' Kurt says, suddenly aglow.
“简直难以置信，”库尔特突然满面红光地说。

dropped

v. 落下（ drop的过去式和过去分词 ），降低，减少；

例句
He dropped his sausage on the pavement and someone's dog ate it, mustard and all.
他把香肠丢在人行道上，不知是谁家的狗将香肠甚至连带芥末都吃个了精光。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

habitual

adj. 习惯的，惯常的，习以为常的；

例句
He soon recovered his habitual geniality...
他不久就恢复了自己一贯的和蔼可亲的态度。

banter

n. 玩笑，逗乐，〈美方〉挑战；vi. 开玩笑，说笑，逗乐；vt. （善意地）取笑，逗弄；

例句
She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane.
她听见汤姆和简互相打趣。