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p r a t i c e的详细用法
prac‧tice
/'præktɪs,'præktəs,ˋpræktɪs/ n. S2 W1
英 ['præktɪs,'præktəs]
MEANINGS 义项
1.
A SKILL 技能
[C,U] when you do a particular thing, often regularly, in order to improve your skill at it
练习
•It takes hours of practice to learn to play the guitar. 学习弹吉他需要长时间的练习。

•With a little more practice you should be able to pass your test. 稍微再练一练，你应该能通过考试了。

•We have choir practice on Tuesday evening. 星期二晚上我们要练习合唱。

In British English, the verb is always spelled practise (see separate entry). In American English, both noun and verb are spelled practice. 在英国英语中，动词始终拼写为practise（见单独词条）。

在美国英语中，名词和动词都拼写为practice。

in practice for sth
•Schumacher crashed out in practice for the Australian grand prix. 舒马赫在澳大利亚大奖赛练习赛中因撞车退出比赛。

football/rugby/basketball etc practice
•John’s at baseball practice. 约翰正在进行棒球训练。

2.
in practice
used when saying what really happens rather than what should happen or what people think happens
实际上；在实践中
•In practice women receive much lower wages than their male colleagues. 实际上女性所得的工资比她们的男同事低得多。

•The journey should only take about 30 minutes, but in practice it usually takes more like an hour. 这段路程应该只需约30分钟，不过实际上常常要1小时左右。

3.
STH DONE OFTEN 经常做的事
[C,U] something that people do often, especially a particular way of doing something or a social or religious custom
惯常做法，惯例；习俗
THESAURUS
HABIT
•religious beliefs and practices 宗教信仰和习俗
•dangerous working practices 危险的工作方法
the practice of doing sth
•the practice of dump ing waste into the sea 倾倒废弃物入海的做法
4.
DOCTOR/LAWYER 医生/律师
[C] the work of a doctor or lawyer, or the place where they work
〔医生或律师的〕业务；诊所；律师事务所
→ general practice→ private practice
medical/legal practice
•Mary Beth had a busy legal practice in Los Angeles. 玛丽·贝丝在洛杉矶有一家业务繁忙的律师事务所。

5.
be common/standard/normal practice
to be the usual and accepted way of doing something
是普遍/例行/正常的做法
•It’s common practice in many countries for pupils to repeat a year if their grades are low. 学生如果成绩不好就重读一年，这是许多国家的普遍做法。

•It’s standard practice to seek parents’ permission wherever possible. 例行的做法是凡事都要尽可能征求父母的同意。

6.
good/best/bad practice
an example of a good or bad way of doing something, especially in a particular job 〔尤指某一工作中〕良好的/最好的/不好的做法
•It’s not considered good practice to reveal clients’ names. 泄露客户姓名被认为是不好的做法。

7.
put sth into practice
if you put an idea, plan etc into practice, you start to use it and see if it is effective
把某事付诸实施
•It gave hi m the chance to put his ideas into practice. 这使他有机会把自己的想法付诸实施。

8.
be out of practice
to have not done something for a long time, so that you are not able to do it well 荒废，生疏
9.
practice makes perfect
used to say that if you do an activity regularly, you will become very good at it 熟能生巧。