practices

英 [ˈpræktɪsɪz]

美 [ˈpræktɪsɪz]

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
practice的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• 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。
• Some food labelling practices really get my back up.
  有些食物标签的贴法实在让我生气。
• There is a revival of superstitious practices in the countryside.
  农村迷信活动有所回潮。
• Bad habits die hard.; Evil practices are difficult to stop.
  恶习难改。
• You can apply conventions and best practices.
  您可以应用惯例和最佳实践。
• The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours
  该判决将给卫生部门施加更多的压力促使其改变工作惯例，缩短工作时间。
• I also provide hints and tips and best practices gained from real-life customer scenarios.
  我还提供了提示和技巧以及从现实的客户方案中获得的最佳实践。
• The RUP provides a framework for capturing all of our experience and best practices.
  RUP为获取我们所有的经验和最佳实践提供了框架。
• Tooling around SOA governance is evolving as best practices and standards are being identified and developed.
  随着最佳实践和标准的发现和开发，与SOA治理相关的工具也在发展。
• It was an explosion of anger against the practices of the occupying forces.
  这是人们不满占领军行为而爆发的怒火。