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doing an activity or training regularly so that you can improve your skill; the time you spend doing this 训练；练习（时间） conversation practice 会话练习 It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well. 拉好小提琴需要多加练习。 There's a basketball practice every Friday evening. 每星期五晚上有篮球训练。 She does an hour's piano practice every day. 她每天练一小时钢琴。 - with practice
With practice you will become more skilled. 通过练习，你会变得更加熟练。 - practice in doing something
I've had a lot of practice in saying ‘no’ recently! 我最近已经说了许多次“不”来拒绝别人了！ It takes years of practice to get it right. 需要多年的练习才能做好。 We had an extra practice session on Friday. 周五我们有一次额外的练习。
Extra ExamplesTopics Musica1Don't worry if you can't do it at first—it takes practice! 开始时做不到不要担心 － 这需要练习！ His accent should improve with practice. 他的口音应该可以通过练习改进。 I'll be able to get in a bit of practice this weekend. 我本周末应该能做一些练习。 It will be good practice for later, when you have to make speeches in public. 这对你以后在公共场合演讲是一种很好的练习。 The children need more practice in tying their shoelaces. 孩子们还需要再练习练习系鞋带。 This chapter gives students practice in using adjectives. 本章让学生练习使用形容词。 We watched the swimmers go through their practice drills. 我们观看了游泳运动员们完成训练。 The trainees need more practice in using the compass. 学员需要多练习使用指南针。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basketball
- batting
- football
- …
- do
- get
- get in
- …
- facilities
- field
- ground
- …
- out of practice
- with practice
- practice at
- …
- be good practice for something
- practice makes perfect
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action rather than ideas 实践；实际行动 the theory and practice of teaching 教学的理论与实践 She's determined to put her new ideas into practice. 她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。 - in practice
the complications that arise in actual practice 实际操作中出现的错综复杂的情况
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + practice- put something into
- in practice
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a way of doing something that is the usual or expected way in a particular organization or situation 通常的做法；惯例；常规 Wearing gloves should be standard practice when handling pesticides. 处理农药时，戴手套应该是标准做法。 These methods remain current practice. 这些方法仍然是目前的做法。 It is a common practice to include recommendations for further action in the report. 通常的做法是在报告中列入进一步行动的建议。 Everyone knows it is good business practice to listen to your customers. 每个人都知道倾听客户的意见是一种很好的商业行为。 childcare policy and practice 儿童保育政策和实践 a review of pay and working practices 对薪金和工作制度的审查 Religious practices differ from group to group. 宗教习俗因派别不同而不同。 I am constantly adopting new practices on my farm. 我在农场不断采用新的做法。 The goverment has changed its accounting practices. 政府已经改变了它的会计惯例。 - practice of doing something
We will follow the practice of going in alphabetical order. 我们将遵循按字母顺序走的惯例。 The company has ended its practice of pumping raw sewage out to sea. 该公司已经结束了将未经处理的污水排放到海里的做法。
American social practices 美国社会实践 Certain practices exist in both public and private schools. 某些习惯做法既存在于公立学校，也存在于私立学校。 Established practices are difficult to modify. 既定的惯例是很难更改的。 It is standard practice not to pay bills until the end of the month. 常规做法是月底才付账。 The bank has continued its practice of charging late fees. 银行继续实行收取滞纳金的惯常做法。 This is now common practice among ethnographers. 这是人种志学家中普遍的做法。 changes in employment practices 职业招聘方法的变动 environmentally sound practices 无害环境的做法 the company's general practice of selling through agents 公司通常通过代理商销售的做法 the decisions that govern our practice and our conduct 支配我们的做法和行为的决策 questionable accounting practices regarding the sale of hardware 硬件销售中可疑的记账法 shady business practices 不正当的商业运作方式 Rumours of sharp practice or dishonest dealing will ruin his career. 关于欺诈或不诚实交易的谣言会毁了他的职业生涯。 We use this information to inform clinical practice. 我们用这一消息告知临床习惯做法。 safe medical practices for children 适合儿童的安全医疗做法
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- recommended
- sound
- …
- introduce
- adopt
- employ
- …
- exist
- begin
- continue
- …
- practice among
- practice for
- practice in
- …
- a change in practice
- a code of practice
- make a practice of something
- …
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a thing that is done regularly; a habit or a custom 惯常做的事；习惯；习俗 - practice of doing something
the German practice of giving workers a say in how their company is run 德国人在公司经营上给予工人发言权的做法 - it is somebody's practice to do something
It is his practice to read several books a week. 他习惯于每周读几本书。
Extra ExamplesI don't make a practice of forgetting to pay my bills, I assure you! 我向你保证，我并不是经常忘记付账的！ the ancient custom of log rolling, a practice that continues to this day 原木轧制的古老习俗，这一习俗一直延续到今天 It was my practice never to make a written record of the conversations. 我的习惯是从不把谈话做书面记录。
- practice of doing something
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the work or the business of some professional people such as doctors, dentists and lawyers; the place where they work （医生、律师的）工作，业务活动，工作地点 the practice of medicine 行医 clinical/medical practice 临床/医疗实践 Students should have prior experience of veterinary practice. 学生应有兽医工作的经验。 - in practice
My solicitor is no longer in practice. 我的律师已不再执业了。 a successful medical/dental/law practice 成功的诊所／牙医诊所／律师事务所
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicineb2, Jobsb2He has been suspended from practice, pending legal investigations. 他已被暂停执业，等待法律调查。 He runs a successful legal practice in Ohio. 他在俄亥俄州经营一家成功的律师事务所。 It's a group practice, so you can easily change doctors. 这是一家联合诊所，所以你可以方便地换医生。 Martin began his own practice in 1993. 马丁在 1993 年开办了自己的事务所。 She has opened a new practice in the town. 她在镇上开办了一家新的事务所。 She maintains a private practice as a mental health consultant. 她作为一名精神健康顾问经营着一家私人事务所。 a physician in family practice 从事大众医疗的医生
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- clinical
- legal
- …
- be in
- go into
- set up in
- …
for improving skill提高技巧
action not ideas实践
way of doing something做法
habit/custom习惯；风俗
of doctor/lawyer医生；律师
Word Originlate Middle English: from practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice.
Idioms
be/get out of practice
in practice
practice makes perfect
- (saying)
a way of encouraging people by telling them that if you do an activity regularly and try to improve your skill, you will become very good at it 熟能生巧