practice

noun

1. a customary way of operation or behavior

e.g. it is their practice to give annual raises
they changed their dietary pattern

Synonym: pattern

2. translating an idea into action

e.g. a hard theory to put into practice
differences between theory and praxis of communism

Synonym: praxis

3. the exercise of a profession

e.g. the practice of the law
I took over his practice when he retired

4. systematic training by multiple repetitions

e.g. practice makes perfect

Synonym: exercisedrillpractice sessionrecitation

5. knowledge of how something is usually done

e.g. it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner

verb

1. learn by repetition

e.g. We drilled French verbs every day
Pianists practice scales

Synonym: drillexercisepractise

2. engage in a rehearsal (of)

Synonym: rehearsepractise

3. engage in or perform

e.g. practice safe sex
commit a random act of kindness

Synonym: commit

4. avail oneself to

e.g. apply a principle
practice a religion
use care when going down the stairs
use your common sense
practice non-violent resistance

Synonym: applyuse

5. carry out or practice
as of jobs and professions

e.g. practice law

Synonym: practiseexercisedo

1. 通常做法；常规；惯例
You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice .

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2. 练习；训练
Practice means doing something regularly in order to be able to do it better. A practice is one of these periods of doing something.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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. （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 the practice of medicine and law. People's religious activities are referred to as the practice of a religion.

practice的近义词

e.g. ...the practice of internal medicine...
内科业务
e.g. 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。

4. 诊所；律师事务所
A doctor's or lawyer's practice is his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

5. see also: practise

6. 事实上；实际上
What happens in practice is what actually happens, in contrast to what is supposed to happen.

e.g. ...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
e.g. 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。

7. 惯例；常规；一般做法
If something such as a procedure is normal practice or standard practice, it is the usual thing that is done in a particular situation.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

8. 疏于练习；荒疏；荒废
If you are out of practice at 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.

e.g. '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。”

9. 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.

10. 实施；实行；实践
If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

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