PRACTISE/PRACTICE1 to practise for a competition, test, or performance2 activities people do in order to practise3 when you have not practised for a long timeRELATED WORDSsee alsoSTUDYIMPROVELEARNCAN/CAN'TPERFORM/PERFORMANCESPORT/GAME1 to practise for a competition, test, or performance 为了参加竞赛、测试或表演而练习practiseBritish/practiceAmerican /ˈpræktɪs, ˈpræktəs/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to do an activity and repeat it a lot in order to get better at it 练习 I'm learning how to play the piano, and I try to practise every day. 我在学弹钢琴，尽量每天都练习。 Practicing karate twice a week might be enough, but you should try to do it a bit more. 每周练习两次空手道也许足够，但是你得再多练练。 We're going to Paris for a week in summer, so that Bill can practise his French. 我们打算夏天去巴黎过一周，这样比尔能练练法语。practise doing something Practise speaking slowly and clearly. 练习一下说得慢而且清晰。practise for When I was practicing for the competition, I spent eight hours a day in the conservatory practice rooms. 我为参加比赛练习时，每天花八小时在音乐学院的练习室里。practise on somebody/something I always wanted to be a hairdresser, and used to practise on my friends. 我过去一直想当发型师，所以常拿朋友们练习。train /treɪn/ [intransitive verb]to prepare for a race or game by exercising and practising 〔为比赛〕训练 If you're really going to run in the marathon, you need to start training now. 如果你真的打算跑马拉松，现在就得开始训练。 In the winter months, she trains in Montana. 冬季那几个月，她在蒙大拿受训。train for Tyson is training for the big fight next week. 泰森在为下周的大赛进行训练。be in training /biː ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ [verb phrase]especially Britishto be in the period before a sports event or competition when you practise a particular sport or physical activity in a planned and controlled way 【尤英】处于训练期间 When I'm in training I spend at least four hours a day at the swimming pool. 我在训练期间，每天在游泳池里至少游上四小时。be in training for He's currently in training for an important race. 他目前正处于重大赛事的训练阶段。work on /ˈwɜːʳk ɒn/ [transitive verb]to practise a particular skill that you need to play a sport, a musical instrument etc, so that your whole performance improves 练习〔运动、演奏等中的技术〕 Your tennis playing is getting better, but you need to work on your serve. 你的网球水平在进步，但你得好好练习发球。 Scales and finger exercises are the areas to work on if you want to improve your technique. 如果你想提高技巧，就得做音阶练习和手指练习。work at /ˈwɜːʳk æt/ [transitive verb]to practise something over a long period of time and with a lot of effort in order to achieve a high enough standard 长期努力练习 You'll have to really work at it if you want to be a professional dancer. 如果你想成为职业舞蹈家就必须好好下工夫。 Learning another language is never easy, but if you work at it you'll soon get results. 学习外语决不是件容易的事，但如果你努力钻研，很快就会有收效的。rehearse /rɪˈhɜːʳs/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to practise something such as a play or concert, so that it is ready to be performed for the public 排演；排练〔戏剧或音乐会等〕 The director made us rehearse the opening scenes over and over. 导演要我们一遍又一遍地排演开头那几场戏。 The band has been rehearsing at the studio all day. 乐队整天在录音室排练。rehearse for He is currently in New York rehearsing for ‘The Taming of the Shrew.’ 他目前在纽约排练《驯悍记》。go/run through /ˈgəʊ, ˈrʌn θruː/ [transitive phrasal verb]to practise something such as a play, speech, or piece of music by reading or playing it from start to finish 从头到尾练习一遍 I promised to hear her go through her speech. 我答应听她从头到尾练习一遍演说。 Let's go through it just once more. 我们再从头到尾练习一遍吧。 We went through the whole symphony four times, and he still wasn't satisfied. 我们把整部交响乐练习了四遍，但他仍不满意。keep your hand in /ˌkiːp jɔːʳ ˈhænd ɪn/ [verb phrase]to practise something just enough to still be good at it but not enough to improve, especially when you no longer do it regularly 练习以保持熟练〔尤指不再定期练习时〕 He still comes around the gym occasionally, just to keep his hand in. 他偶尔还来健身房，免得生疏了。 Although she has retired now, she keeps her hand in by giving her grandchildren music lessons. 尽管她现在退休了，她仍给孙辈们上音乐课，以免荒疏了自己的技艺。2 activities people do in order to practise 人们为了练习所做的活动practice /ˈpræktɪs, ˈpræktəs/ [countable/uncountable noun]things you do regularly in order to get better at something, or an occasion when you do these things 练习 You're getting better - you just need a little more practice. 你在进步—只需要再多一点练习就行了。 I try and get some practice in before classes. 上课之前我尽量做些练习。 There are only three more practices before the concert. 音乐会开始之前只能再有三次练习机会。piano/football/choir etc practice I scored two goals at hockey practice tonight. 我在今晚的曲棍球练习赛中进了两球。 Are you going to choir practice? 你去参加合唱练习吗？training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]time that you spend practising and doing exercise in order to get better at a sport 训练 The team captain got a knee injury during training. 该队队长在训练时伤了膝盖。a training course/session/programme etc Training sessions are on Saturdays at 10 a.m. 训练时间为每周六上午10点。rehearsal /rɪˈhɜːʳsəl/ [countable/uncountable noun]an occasion when all the people in a play, concert etc practise it in order to prepare for it to be performed for the public 排练；排演 Changes to the script are often made during rehearsal. 在排演过程中常常改动剧本。rehearsal of We're having our first rehearsal of ‘Hamlet’ tonight. 我们今晚第一次排演《哈姆雷特》。dress rehearsalwhen everyone wears the clothes they will be wearing in the actual play 彩排 Wednesday's dress rehearsal went fairly smoothly. 星期三的彩排相当顺利。run-through /ˈrʌn θruː/ [countable noun]when you practise a play, speech, piece of music etc by reading or playing it from start to finish 从头至尾的排练 Let's have one more run-through and then finish for today. 我们再从头到尾排练一遍，今天就结束吧。 The cast could all have done with an extra run-through of some of the songs. 所有演员本来能够把某些歌曲再排练一遍的。dry run /ˌdraɪ ˈrʌn/ [countable noun]an event in which you practise something by doing it from start to finish, especially in order to make sure that it will work or happen successfully 从头到尾的排练，演习 One of the pilots made an error during the dry run of the mission. 在此次任务的演习过程中，有一位飞行员犯了个错。 The recording was intended to be a dry run, but Warfield sang the song flawlessly. 这次录音本打算是一次排练，但沃菲尔德把那首歌唱得无可挑剔。exercise /ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [countable noun]an activity that is designed to make you practise a particular skill within a larger subject or area of activity 练习 The exercises in Chapter 3 are helpful for students learning the future tense. 第三章的练习有助于学生学习将来时态。 a book of guitar exercises to improve finger flexibility 一本提高手指灵活性的吉他练习曲谱3 when you have not practised for a long time 长时间未练习rusty /ˈrʌsti/ [adjective not before noun]if your skill at something isrusty, it is not as good as it used to be, because you have not used it for a long time 〔技术〕荒废的，荒疏的，生疏的 My Spanish is pretty rusty. 我的西班牙语相当生疏了。 I hadn't practiced for a long time, so I was really rusty. 我很长时间没有练习，所以相当生疏了。be out of practice /biː ˌaʊt əv ˈprækts/ [verb phrase]if youare out of practice, you cannot do something as well as you could in the past, because you have not done it for a long time 〔因久不练习而〕荒废；生疏 Sam said he's a little out of practice, but he'll play if we need him. 萨姆说他有点生疏了，但要是我们需要他，他会上场的。