practise
verb
UK(USpractice)uk/ˈpræk.tɪs/us/ˈpræk.tɪs/practiseverb(TRAINING)
A1[IorT]
to do orplaysomethingregularlyorrepeatedlyinordertobecomeskilledat it:
练习I'mquitegood attennisbut I need to practise myserve.我网球打得不错,不过我需要练习发球。
She practises theviolineveryday.她每天都练习拉小提琴。
[+ -ing verb]His writtenFrenchis very good but heneedsto practisespeakingit.他的法语写得不错,但他需要练习口语。
- You must practiseyourscaleseveryday.
- Thestudentspaired off to practisetheirconversationalskills.
- Peoplelearningtoflyoften practise on aflightsimulator.
- Get into thehabitoftuningyourguitareverydaybefore you practise.
- Somedrivingteachersusecomputerstosimulatedifferentroadconditionsforlearnersto practise on.
Repeating an action
- be at it againidiom
- be/sound like a broken recordidiom
- binge-watch
- bingeable
- blitz
- cycle
- drill
- go through
- Groundhog Day
- here
- here we go (again)idiom
- iterative
- rep
- reprise
- reproduce
- reproducible
- reread
- rerun
- resend
- rewrite
practiseverb(WORK)
C1[IorT]
toworkin animportantskilledjobfor which a lot oftrainingisnecessary:
从事(专业性强的重要职业);执业Howlonghave you been practisingasadentist?你干牙医这一行有多久了?
She practisedmedicinefor 20years.她行医20年。
Work, working and the workplace
- act assomething
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom
- assignment
- bandh
- be at workidiom
- grind
- hoop
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- in the line of dutyidiom
- induction
- industry
- moonlight
- slave
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- subtask
- sweat
practiseverb(REGULAR ACTIVITY)
[T]
to do somethingregularly, oftenaccordingto acustom,religion, or set ofrules, or as ahabit:
经常做,习惯做The newgovernmenthaspromisedallcitizenstherightto practisetheirreligion.新政府已保证全体公民享有宗教信仰自由的权利。
Practisingsafesexis animportantway ofavoidingHIVinfection.安全性行为是避免感染艾滋病的重要方式。
Thecompanydeniesthat it has practiseddiscriminationagainst any ofitsemployees.公司否认对任何员工有歧视。
Repeating an action
- be at it againidiom
- be/sound like a broken recordidiom
- binge-watch
- bingeable
- blitz
- cycle
- drill
- go through
- Groundhog Day
- here
- here we go (again)idiom
- iterative
- rep
- reprise
- reproduce
- reproducible
- reread
- rerun
- resend
- rewrite
Idiom
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