practice
noun
ˈpræktɪəs noun
1
A SKILL
技能
when you do a particular thing, often regularly, in order to improve your skill at it In British English the verb is always spelled ( ⇒ see separate entry ). In American English both noun and verb are spelled . 在英国英语中，动词总是拼写为 practise（见单独词条）。 在美国英语中，名词和动词都拼写为 practice。 C,U
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.
星期二晚上我们有合唱练习。
in practice for sth
Schumacher crashed out in practice for the Australian grand prix.
舒马赫在备战澳大利亚汽车大奖赛时发生了车祸，不能继续参赛。
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.
实际上妇女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 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
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 C,U
religious beliefs and practices
宗教信仰和习俗
dangerous working practices
危险的工作惯例
the practice of doing sth
the practice of dumping waste into the sea
倾倒废物入海的做法
4
DOCTOR/LAWYER
医生/律师
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 C
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/通常的做法
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.
例行的做法是凡事只要有可能就需要征得父母的同意。
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 him the chance to put his ideas into practice.
那给了他把想法付诸实施的机会。
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