Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1233
exercise
锻炼；运动
to do physical activity for health or training
- 1.
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
为训练或提高而锻炼；为发展而练习
- 2.
To perform physical activity for health or training.
进行体育活动以保持健康或训练
- 3.
To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
行使(权利、期权等)；付诸实践。
- 4.
To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
使烦恼；使焦虑；折磨；骚扰。
行使；运用；训练；练习；使忧虑；使烦恼；为训练或提高而锻炼；为发展而练习；进行体育活动以保持健康或训练
In use
She exercises every morning to stay healthy.
He exercised his right to vote in the election.
You should exercise patience when dealing with difficult customers.
Verb forms
base exercise · third person exercises · -ing exercising · past exercised · past participle exercised
Connections
Collocations
- exercise regularly
- 经常锻炼
- You should exercise regularly to stay healthy.你应该经常锻炼以保持健康。
- exercise caution
- 保持谨慎
- Drivers should exercise caution in heavy rain.司机在暴雨中应保持谨慎。
- exercise a right
- 行使权利
- Citizens can exercise their right to vote.公民可以行使投票权。
- exercise control
- 实施控制
- The manager must exercise control over the budget.经理必须对预算实施控制。
- exercise an option
- 行使期权；行使选择权
- He decided to exercise the option to buy the shares.他决定行使买入股票的期权。
- exercise patience
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：exercise 的后半部分 -cise 发音像 size（体型）。想要好体型，就要坚持锻炼。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常健身、学习/技能训练、法律/金融文件、文学/正式写作 该词作动词时语体跨度较大：表示“锻炼、运动”多用于日常中性语境；表示“行使（权利、期权）”或“使担忧、折磨”则比较常见于正式或书面语境。建议根据搭配和场合选择。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时后接名词或代词；作不及物动词时无需宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
`precise` and `concise` are spelling lookalikes: they end in `-cise` like `exercise`, but their final sound is unvoiced /saɪs/, not /saɪz/. Words like `size`, `wise`, `advise` and `excise` share the /aɪz/ ending sound with `exercise`, even though `exercise` puts its main stress on the first syllable.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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