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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

practice ['præktɪs]
  1. 1. noun [c] (custom) 习俗
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (way of operating) 惯例
  3. 3. noun [u] (not theory) 实践
  4. 4. noun [u] (exercise, training) 练习
  5. 5. noun [c] (training session) 实习
  6. 6. noun [u] [of religion] 信奉活动
  7. 7. noun [医, 法] [c] (business) 从业
  8. 8. noun [u] (work) 工作
  9. 9. vt.,vi. see practise
    it's normal {or} standard practice
    [US] 这是通常{或}标准做法
    in practice
    实际上
    to put sth into practice
    应用某事
    to be out of practice
    荒疏
    2 hours' piano practice
    2小时的练琴时间

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

practice [ 'præktɪs] [ 'præktɪs]
  1. 1. vt. 练习；实习；锻练
    to practice batting
    练习击球
    I practice badminton every week.
    我每周都要练习打羽毛球。
  2. 2. vt. 实践；实行；具体指从事
    to practice law
    当律师
    The company denies to have practiced discrimination against any applicant.
    公司否认对申请者存在任何歧视行为。
    How long did he practice as a dentist?
    他做牙医有多长时间了？
  3. 3. vt. 实践；实行；具体指追随
    to practice one's religion
    信教
  4. 4. vt. 常做；惯做；惯常地进行
    to practice thrift
    惯于节约
  5. 5. vt. 训练；教练
  6. 6. vi. 实践；实行；练习
    to practice on the organ
    练嗓音
  7. 7. vi. 开业；从事；惯做
  8. 8. vi. [archaic] 策划阴谋；诈骗
  9. 9. noun 实行；实际；具体指习惯做法；习惯
    to make a practice of being early
    养成早起习惯
    It is common practice in the US to tip the waiter.
    在美国给服务生小费是很普遍的现象。
    It has become common practice to use a cell phone all over the world.
    现在，在全球范围内使用手机早已成为司空见惯的事情。
  10. 10. noun 实行；实际；具体指惯用方法；习俗
    the practice of tipping for services
    给服务员付小费的惯例
  11. 11. noun 练习
    Starting to speak a foreign language takes lots of practice.
    开始学说一门外语的时候需要大量的练习。
    He said he played football last year, but was very out of practice.
    他说他去年进行了足球练习，但是明显生疏了。
  12. 12. noun 熟练；老练
    to be out of practice
    (因练习不足而)生疏
  13. 13. noun 实践；实用
    the practice of a theory
    理论的实践
    A Conference on Principles and Practice of Declarative Programming starts in June.
    一个关说明性编程的原理和实践的会议于六月召开。
  14. 14. noun 业务；开业
    the practice of law
    做律师
    She decided to leave the hospital and join a private practice.
    她决定离开医院，然后去一家私人诊所工作。
    The doctor wanted his son to take over his practice when he retired.
    这个医生希望自己退休后，儿子能够子承父业。
  15. 15. noun （一批）主顾
    to buy another's law practice
    收买别人的律师
  16. 16. noun [archaic] 阴谋；诡计
  17. 17. noun [legal] （律师、医生等）开业手续；诉讼手续，诉讼程序；律师业务

Collins English-English Dictionary

practice ['præktɪs]
  1. 1. n a usual or customary action or proceeding
    it was his practice to rise at six
    he made a practice of stealing stamps
  2. 2. n repetition or exercise of an activity in order to achieve mastery and fluency
  3. 3. n the condition of having mastery of a skill or activity through repetition (esp in the phrases in practice, out of practice)
  4. 4. n the exercise of a profession
    he set up practice as a lawyer
  5. 5. n the act of doing something
    he put his plans into practice
  6. 6. n the established method of conducting proceedings in a court of law
  7. 7. vb the US spelling of practise
  8. 8. vb [Etymology] C16: from Medieval Latin practicare to practise, from Greek praktike practical science, practical work, from prattein to do, act
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Examples

license to marry, practice medicine, hunt, etc.
结婚，行医，狩猎等的许可 → license
to practice thrift
惯于节约 → practice
to practice batting
练习击球 → practice
to practice law
当律师 → practice
to practice one's religion
信教 → practice
to practice on the organ
练嗓音 → practice
to make a practice of being early
养成早起习惯 → practice
the practice of tipping for services
给服务员付小费的惯例 → practice
to be out of practice
(因练习不足而)生疏 → practice
the practice of a theory
理论的实践 → practice
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