practice

英 [ˈpræktɪs]

美 [ˈpræktɪs]

n.  实践; 实际行动; 通常的做法; 惯例; 常规; 惯常做的事; 习惯; 习俗
v.  练习; 实习; 实行

复数：practices　第三人称单数：practices　现在分词：practicing　过去式：practiced　过去分词：practiced　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.453 / COCA.564

习惯用语

n.

in practice
• 实际上；事实上
  in reality
• Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected.
  囚犯虽有合法的权利，但实际上这些权利常未受到尊重。
be/get/out of practice
• 生疏；荒疏；疏于练习
  to be/become less good at doing sth than you were because you have not spent time doing it recently
• Don't ask me to speak French! I'm out of practice.
  可别让我讲法语！我已经生疏了。
practice makes perfect
• 熟能生巧
  a way of encouraging people by telling them that if you do an activity regularly and try to improve your skill, you will become very good at it

牛津词典

noun

实践 action not ideas
• 实践；实际行动
  action rather than ideas
  1. the theory and practice of teaching
     教学的理论与实践
  2. She's determined to put her new ideas into practice .
     她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。
做法 way of doing sth
• 通常的做法；惯例；常规
  a way of doing sth that is the usual or expected way in a particular organization or situation
  1. common/current/standard practice
     一般 / 现行 / 常规做法
  2. guidelines for good practice
     优良做法的准则
  3. a review of pay and working practices
     对薪金和工作制度的检讨
  4. religious practices
     宗教习俗
习惯；风俗 habit/custom
• 惯常做的事；习惯；习俗
  a thing that is done regularly; a habit or a custom
  1. the German practice of giving workers a say in how their company is run
     德国人在公司经营上给予工人发言权的做法
  2. It is his practice to read several books a week.
     他习惯于每周读几本书。
提高技巧 for improving skill
• 训练；练习（时间）
  doing an activity or training regularly so that you can improve your skill; the time you spend doing this
  1. conversation practice
     会话练习
  2. It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well.
     拉好小提琴需要多加练习。
  3. There's a basketball practice every Friday evening.
     每星期五晚上有篮球训练。
  4. She does an hour's piano practice every day.
     她每天练一小时钢琴。
医生；律师 of doctor/lawyer
• （医生、律师的）工作，业务活动，工作地点
  the work or the business of some professional people such as doctors, dentists and lawyers; the place where they work
  1. the practice of medicine
     行医
  2. Students should have prior experience of veterinary practice.
     学生应有兽医工作的经验。
  3. My solicitor is no longer in practice.
     我的律师已不再执业了。
  4. a successful medical/dental/law practice
     成功的诊所 / 牙医诊所 / 律师事务所

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 通常做法；常规；惯例
  You can refer to something that people do regularly as apractice.
  1. Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany...
     一些公司把工人薪水减至低于合同规定的水平，这种做法在德国是非法的。
  2. Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.
     戈登·布朗已要求对银行的惯例做法进行公开调查。
• N-VAR 练习；训练
  Practicemeans doing something regularly in order to be able to do it better. Apracticeis one of these periods of doing something.
  1. She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day...
     她每天都带3个女儿进行篮球训练。
  2. ...the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician...
     从初学者成长为有造诣的音乐家所必需的艰苦训练
  3. The defending world racing champion recorded the fastest time in a final practice today.
     世界赛车卫冕冠军在今天最后的训练中创下了最快的纪录。
• N-UNCOUNT （医生或律师的）业务活动，工作；宗教活动
  The work done by doctors and lawyers is referred to as thepracticeof medicine and law. People's religious activities are referred to as thepracticeof a religion.
  1. ...the practice of internal medicine...
     内科业务
  2. I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
     我终于认识到自己不得不改变对医务工作的看法。
  3. ...a law guaranteeing the people freedom of conscience and religious practice.
     保证人们信仰自由和宗教活动自由的法律
• N-COUNT 诊所；律师事务所
  A doctor's or lawyer'spracticeis his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers.
  1. The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived...
     新开的诊所离我住的地方有几英里远。
  2. My law practice isn't the most important thing in my life, you know.
     你知道，我的律师事务所不是我生活里最重要的事情。
• See also:practise

Take care not to confusepracticeandpractise.
注意不要混淆practice和practise。

• PHRASE 事实上；实际上
  What happensin practiceis what actually happens, in contrast to what is supposed to happen.
  1. ...the difference between foreign policy as presented to the public and foreign policy in actual practice...
     公布于众的外交政策和实际外交政策的区别
  2. In practice, workers do not work to satisfy their needs.
     事实上，工人工作并不是为了满足本身的需要。
• PHRASE 惯例；常规；一般做法
  If something such as a procedure isnormal practiceorstandard practice, it is the usual thing that is done in a particular situation.
  1. It is normal practice not to reveal details of a patient's condition...
     不透露患者病情的细节是惯常的做法。
  2. The transcript is full of codewords, which is standard practice in any army.
     抄本上全是密码，这种做法是所有军队的惯例。
• PHRASE 疏于练习；荒疏；荒废
  If you areout of practiceat doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
  1. 'How's your German?' — 'Not bad, but I'm out of practice.'
     “你的德语如何？”——“还行，只是长时间没练习了。”
• 熟能生巧
  If you say 'practice makes perfect', you mean that it is possible to learn something or develop a skill if you practise enough. People often say this to encourage someone to keep practising.
• PHRASE 实施；实行；实践
  If youputa belief or methodinto practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.
  1. Now that he is back, the prime minister has another chance to put his new ideas into practice...
     既然首相又掌权了，他就重新有机会实施他的新想法。
  2. We weren't allowed to put into practice in our daily lives the teachings we received.
     我们不能够将所受的教义在日常生活中付诸实践。

英英释义

noun

• a customary way of operation or behavior
  1. it is their practice to give annual raises
  2. they changed their dietary pattern
  Synonym:pattern
• translating an idea into action
  1. a hard theory to put into practice
  2. differences between theory and praxis of communism
  Synonym:praxis
• the exercise of a profession
  1. the practice of the law
  2. I took over his practice when he retired
• systematic training by multiple repetitions
  1. practice makes perfect
  Synonym:exercisedrillpractice sessionrecitation
• knowledge of how something is usually done
  1. it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner

verb

• learn by repetition
  1. We drilled French verbs every day
  2. Pianists practice scales
  Synonym:drillexercisepractise
• engage in a rehearsal (of)
  Synonym:rehearsepractise
• engage in or perform
  1. practice safe sex
  2. commit a random act of kindness
  Synonym:commit
• avail oneself to
  1. apply a principle
  2. practice a religion
  3. use care when going down the stairs
  4. use your common sense
  5. practice non-violent resistance
  Synonym:applyuse
• carry out or practice
  1. practice law
  Synonym:practiseexercisedo

双语例句

• I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
  我终于认识到自己不得不改变对医务工作的看法。
• It is normal practice not to reveal details of a patient's condition
  不透露患者病情的细节是惯常的做法。
• Correct ideas come from social practice.
  正确的思想来自社会实践。
• If you want knowledge, you must take part in the practice of changing reality.
  你要有知识，你就得参加变革现实的实践。
• This is the current practice throughout the country.
  这是全国通行的办法。
• Our programme ensures daily opportunities to practice your study language with native speakers.
  我们的学习课程保证你们每天有机会和讲母语的人一起进行语言练习。
• This is certainly a theoretical risk but in practice there is seldom a problem
  从理论上讲，这肯定是有风险的，可是实际上很少出问题。
• The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived
  新开的诊所离我住的地方有几英里远。
• 'How's your German?' — 'Not bad, but I'm out of practice.'
  “你的德语如何？”——“还行，只是长时间没练习了。”
• The transcript is full of codewords, which is standard practice in any army.
  抄本上全是密码，这种做法是所有军队的惯例。