Word · Frequency #453
practices
练习
practices is the third person singular of practice.
to do something repeatedly in order to improve
- 1.
engage in or perform
从事或执行
- 2.
learn by repetition
通过重复学习
- 3.
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
执行或从事；如工作和职业
进行；从事；执业；从事或执行；通过重复学习；执行或从事；如工作和职业
In use
She practices the piano for an hour every day.
I am practicing my Spanish with a native speaker.
He practiced the speech until he felt confident.
Verb forms
base practice · third person practices · -ing practicing · past practiced · past participle practiced
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- practice speaking
- 练习说（某种语言）
- She practices speaking English every morning.她每天早上练习说英语。
- practice the piano
- 练钢琴
- He practices the piano for an hour after school.他放学后练一小时钢琴。
- practice law
- 执业当律师
- After graduating, she moved to New York to practice law.毕业后，她搬到纽约执业当律师。
- practice medicine
- 行医
- He has practiced medicine for over twenty years.他已行医二十多年。
- practice a skill
- 练习一项技能
- You need to practice this skill daily to improve.你需要每天练习这项技能来提高。
- practice for the exam
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 practice 拆成 pract + ice：像在冰上练习滑冰，反复做（practice）才能稳。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常学习、课堂活动、职业环境 practice 作动词时在口语和书面语中都很常见；表示“反复练习”多用于学习或训练场景，表示“从事、执业”则比较常见于职业语境。具体用法可随搭配变化，建议根据语境选择合适译法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 practice /ˈpræktəs/ 真正押韵的是 cactus /ˈkæktəs/（都含 /-æktəs/）。practical /ˈpræktɪkəl/、justice /ˈdʒʌstɪs/、notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/、precise /prɪˈsaɪs/、office /ˈɔfɪs/ 拼写或词形相近但发音不同，注意区分。
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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