1 N-COUNT 通常做法；常规；惯例 You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice . 通常做法；常规；惯例
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Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany.
一些公司把工人薪水减至低于合同规定的水平，这种做法在德国是非法的。
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Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.
戈登·布朗已要求对银行的惯例做法进行公开调查。
SYN custom, use, way, system
2 N-VAR 练习；训练 Practice means doing something regularly in order to be able to do it better. A practice is one of these periods of doing something. 练习；训练
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She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day.
她每天都带3个女儿进行篮球训练。
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...the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician.
从初学者成长为有造诣的音乐家所必需的艰苦训练
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The defending world racing champion recorded the fastest time in a final practice today.
世界赛车卫冕冠军在今天最后的训练中创下了最快的纪录。
3 N-UNCOUNT （医生或律师的）业务活动，工作；宗教活动 The work done by doctors and lawyers is referred to as the practice of medicine and law. People's religious activities are referred to as the practice of a religion. （医生或律师的）业务活动，工作；宗教活动
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...the practice of internal medicine. [+ of]
内科业务
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I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
我终于认识到自己不得不改变对医务工作的看法。
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...a law guaranteeing the people freedom of conscience and religious practice.
保证人们信仰自由和宗教活动自由的法律
4 N-COUNT 诊所；律师事务所 A doctor's or lawyer's practice is his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers. 诊所；律师事务所
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The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived.
新开的诊所离我住的地方有几英里远。
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My law practice isn't the most important thing in my life, you know.
你知道，我的律师事务所不是我生活里最重要的事情。
6 PHRASE 事实上；实际上 What happens in practice is what actually happens, in contrast to what is supposed to happen. 事实上；实际上
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...the difference between foreign policy as presented to the public and foreign policy in actual practice.
公布于众的外交政策和实际外交政策的区别
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In practice, workers do not work to satisfy their needs.
事实上，工人工作并不是为了满足本身的需要。
SYN in reality, actually, practically, effectively
7 PHRASE 惯例；常规；一般做法 If something such as a procedure is normal practice or standard practice, it is the usual thing that is done in a particular situation. 惯例；常规；一般做法
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It is normal practice not to reveal details of a patient's condition.
不透露患者病情的细节是惯常的做法。
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The transcript is full of codewords, which is standard practice in any army.
抄本上全是密码，这种做法是所有军队的惯例。
8 PHRASE 疏于练习；荒疏；荒废 If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it. 疏于练习；荒疏；荒废
SYN rusty, not up to scratch, unpractised
9 PHRASE 熟能生巧 If you say 'practice makes perfect ', you mean that it is possible to learn something or develop a skill if you practise enough. People often say this to encourage someone to keep practising. 熟能生巧
10 PHRASE 实施；实行；实践 If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it. 实施；实行；实践
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Now that he is back, the prime minister has another chance to put his new ideas into practice.
既然首相又掌权了，他就重新有机会实施他的新想法。
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We weren't allowed to put into practice in our daily lives the teachings we received.
我们不能够将所受的教义在日常生活中付诸实践。
SYN apply, use, make use of, exercise
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | practice Also look up: |
| N. | custom, habit, method, procedure, system, way 1 |
| Word Partnership | Use practice with: |
| PREP. | after practice, during practice 2 |
| ADJ. | clinical practice, legal practice, medical practice, private practice 3 |
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