rehearse
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to practise or make people practise a play, piece of music, etc. in preparation for a public performance 排练；排演 - rehearse (for something)
排练： We were given only two weeks to rehearse. 只给了我们两个星期排练。 We're rehearsing for the show. 我们正在为演出进行排练。 - rehearse something/somebody
Today, we'll just be rehearsing the final scene. 今天，我们只排演最后一幕。 The actors were poorly rehearsed. 演员排练得不够。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- mentally
- for
- well rehearsed
- rehearse (for something)
- [transitive]
to prepare in your mind or practise privately what you are going to do or say to somebody 默诵；背诵；默默地练习 - rehearse something
She walked along rehearsing her excuse for being late. 她一边走一边默诵着她迟到的托辞。 He had his speech well rehearsed. 他反复练习演讲稿。 - rehearse what, how, etc…
She mentally rehearsed what she would say to Jeff. 她心里默诵着要对杰夫说的话。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- mentally
- for
- well rehearsed
- rehearse something
- [transitive] rehearse something (formal, usually disapproving)
to repeat ideas or opinions that have often been expressed before 照搬；重复
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘repeat aloud’): from Old French rehercier, perhaps from re- ‘again’ + hercer ‘to harrow’, from herse ‘harrow’ (see hearse).