EXERCISE1 to exercise your body2 to exercise a particular part of your body3 activities for exercising your bodyRELATED WORDSan activity that is designed to make you practice a skill 练习PRACTISE/PRACTICEsee alsoFIT/NOT FITSPORT/GAMEPLAY A GAME OR SPORTSWEAT1 to exercise your body 锻炼身体exercise /ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [intransitive verb]to walk, do sports etc in order to stay healthy and become stronger 锻炼，运动 You should exercise every day and get plenty of fresh air. 你应该每天锻炼，多呼吸一点新鲜空气。 Even people who start exercising quite late in life notice considerable benefits. 就连在晚年才开始锻炼的人也发现好处相当大。 A lot of managers spend long hours in their cars and exercise very little. 许多经理人员长时间坐在汽车里，很少锻炼。do exercisealsotake exerciseBritish /ˌduː ˈeksəʳsaɪz, ˌteɪk ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [verb phrase]to exercise, especially regularly 〔尤指定期的〕锻炼，运动 You should do at least fifteen minutes’ exercise each day. 你每天应该至少锻炼15分钟。 Doctors are always telling us that we should do more exercise. 医生总是告诉我们要多运动。 Most of the people here never take any exercise at all. 这里的大部分人从不做任何运动。get exercise /ˌget ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [verb phrase]to do exercise, especially as part of your daily work or daily life 运动〔尤指作为日常工作或生活的一部分〕 A lot of children these days don't get enough exercise. 现在许多孩子都运动得不够。 Try to increase the amount of exercise you get, perhaps by walking to work. 尽量增加运动量，也许可以步行去上班。work out /ˌwɜːʳk ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to exercise regularly, using all the important muscles in your body, especially in a gym or exercise class 〔尤在健身房或体操班的定期的〕训练，锻炼 Professional footballers spend at least an hour every day working out in the gym. 职业足球运动员每天至少在健身房锻炼一个小时。 I go jogging every morning and work out with weights twice a week. 我每天早晨去慢跑，一周还进行两次举重的锻练。keep fit /ˌkiːp ˈfɪt/ [verb phrase]Britishto exercise regularly in order to stay healthy and young 【英】健身，锻炼身体 Jim gave up drinking and took up tennis in an attempt to keep fit. 吉姆为保持身体健康戒了酒，还打起了网球。 Many older people find that keeping fit can be fun as well as good for their health. 许多老人发现，锻炼身体既有乐趣，又能强身。get into shapealsoget fitBritish /ˌget ɪntə ˈʃeɪp, ˌget ˈfɪt/ [verb phrase]to do regular exercise because you are not healthy or strong enough 把身体锻炼好 It's not too late to get into shape before the summer holidays. 暑假之前把身体锻炼好也不太迟。 If you want to get fit quickly, jogging is one of the best ways. 如果你想让身体快点好起来，慢跑是最好的方法之一。warm upalsolimber upespecially British /ˌwɔːʳm ʌp, ˌlɪmbər ˈʌp/ []to do gentle physical exercises just before playing a sport, dancing etc, so that you do not injure your muscles 〔运动、跳舞等之前〕做准备动作，做热身运动 It's important to warm up properly before you do any sport. 做任何运动之前，做好热身运动是很重要的。 The runners are now limbering up as they get ready for the race. 赛跑选手现在正在做热身运动，准备比赛。train /treɪn/ [intransitive verb]to prepare for a sporting event, especially by exercising 〔为准备体育赛事而〕训练，操练 We train twice a week at the local gym. 我们在当地的体育馆一周训练两次。 I'm not as fit as I should be. I don't train enough. 我的身体不够好，因为我锻炼得不够。2 to exercise a particular part of your body 锻炼身体的某一部分exercise /ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [transitive verb]if an activity or movement exercises the muscles in your body, it keeps them strong and healthy 锻炼〔身体的某一部分〕 Swimming exercises all the major muscle groups. 游泳使全身的主要肌群都得到锻炼。 Raise your knee to exercise the upper leg and hip. 抬膝，使大腿和臀部得到锻炼。firm/tone up /ˌfɜːʳm, təʊn ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to make your body or part of your body firmer 使〔身体〕结实 I'd like to tone up my hips, thighs, and stomach 我想让臀部、大腿和腹部结实起来。3 activities for exercising your body 锻炼身体的活动exercise /ˈeksəʳsaɪz/ [countable/uncountable noun]a physical movement that you do to keep a part of your body strong and healthy. Physical activities such as sports that you do in order to keep your body strong and healthy are also called exercise 运动，锻炼 The doctor recommended a diet and a programme of exercises to help her lose weight. 医生推荐了一个饮食计划和一个运动计划，帮助她减肥。 Try a few gentle exercises once or twice a day. 做一些轻松的运动，每天一到两次。 Thirty minutes of squash gives you as much exercise as an hour of any other game. 30分钟壁球的运动量相当于其他任何运动一个小时的运动量。do exercises Most people find it more fun doing exercises to music. 大多数人觉得随着音乐做运动更有意思。regular exercise A new medical report has again highlighted the health benefits of regular exercise. 一份新的医学报告再一次强调了定期运动对健康的好处。strenuous exercisevery hard exercise 剧烈运动 Do not start a programme of strenuous exercise if you have any heart problems. 如果心脏有问题就不要安排有剧烈运动的锻炼计划。workout /ˈwɜːʳkaʊt/ [countable noun]a series of exercises that you do regularly in order to keep fit and healthy 〔定期的〕锻炼 Start your workout with some gentle stretching exercises. 开始锻炼时要先做一些轻柔的伸展运动。 I always feel better after a good workout. 在好好运动过之后，我总是感到很舒服。aerobics /eəˈrəʊbɪks/ [uncountable noun]a very active type of physical exercise done to music, usually in a class, which makes your heart and lungs stronger 有氧运动，增氧健身操 Have you ever tried aerobics? 你有没有跳过有氧操? My mum's started going to an aerobics class. 我妈妈开始去上增氧健身操课了。do aerobics I do aerobics twice a week. 我一星期跳两次有氧操。keep fit /ˌkiːp ˈfɪt/ [uncountable noun]Britisha class in which you do exercises to keep yourself healthy 【英】健身课do keep fit I started doing keep fit a couple of years ago. 我几年之前就开始上健身课了。keep-fit [adjective only before noun] keep-fit classes for the over 60s 60岁以上老人的健身班training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]regular exercise that you do to prepare for a sport or competition; in British English,training also means regular exercise that you do to stay strong and healthy 〔为准备体育比赛而进行的〕训练；〔英国英语中指为强健身体而进行的〕定期锻炼do training I do two hours’ training every evening -- an hour running or swimming, and an hour in the gym. 我每晚锻炼两小时一—一小时跑步或游泳，一小时在健身房。football/rugby etc trainingtraining in which a team prepares for a sport together 足球/橄榄球等训练 All the children do football training at least once a week. 所有小孩每周至少进行一次足球训练。in trainingdoing training for a particular event 进行训练 She's in training for the New York Marathon. 她正在为纽约的马拉松比赛进行训练。weight trainingtraining which involves lifting weights 举重训练 The sports centre offers such activities as dance classes, aerobics and weight training. 体育中心提供的活动包括舞蹈班、有氧操和举重训练。