Definition of practice in English:

practice

noun ˈpraktɪsˈpræktəs

mass noun

1The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.
实践；实施，实行；应用（与理论相对）
the principles and practice of teaching
教学原理与实践。
the recommendations proved too expensive to put into practice
Example sentencesExamples
- The importance of this book lies in the fact that its author is concerned not just with ideas, but with actual practice.
- There is no fancy stuff here; just straight accounting theory put into practice.
- Army leaders at all levels should renew efforts to reduce the gap between stated beliefs and actual practice.
- However, Elliott warns that it still needs to be evaluated before the theory is put into practice.
- This is something that is far easier to state than to put into practice.
- He said some recommendations had been put into practice while others were being implemented.
- They worked hard, ran hard and trained hard, all the time trying to put into practice what their coaches were telling them.
- How does our habitual practice of everyday eugenics shape our view of the world and of creation?
- Not only are they divisive, but they might actually either have to be put into practice, or they might have to be changed.
- As for the possibility of these suggestions being put into practice, that stage has not yet been reached.
- In practice, most are expected to be set up as master trusts.
- The third stage is actually to put into practice what we have heard and what we have contemplated.
- How is he able to put into practice what he preached?
- It sounds like a good idea but theory and practice can be very different, as we have seen all too often before in this industry.
- In the challenge of his new role he found an opportunity to put into practice theories which had long been forming in his mind.
- The idea was put into practice last year but it was not until this term that it really took off.
- Unfortunately, it often appears that she is unable to get her free-market ideas put into practice.
- Each camp featured league play in two divisions, where the campers put into practice what they had learned throughout the week.
- However, when lessons are learned in the abstract they are not as valuable as when put into practice, as we learned the very next day.
- We must again be aware of the gap between ideas and actual practice.
Synonyms
application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing
use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply, employ, exercise, put into effect/operation, draw on, bring into play
1. 1.1 The carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer.
  （尤指医生、律师的）执业
  he abandoned medical practice for the Church
  他放弃从医而投身教会。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once doctors entered practice, the profession was personally remunerative as well.
  Once there the family found accommodation in Hindley Street where the doctor set up practice.
  Consideration should be given to removing the doctor from practice in such cases.
  It accords completely with the constitutional requirements met by most of medical practice.
  But the main thrust of correspondence focused on the future of a particular medical practice.
  After publication, he decided to leave anatomical research to take up medical practice.
  I believe the most challenging aspect of all forms of medical practice is the need for, and the exercise of, judgment.
  At present, the list of colleges where doctors can qualify to practice is legislated under the Health Insurance Act.
  This problem will permeate every aspect of medical research and practice in the future.
  The urge to bring down the edifice of medical practice seems to me to indicate the extent to which our expectations have been brought down already.
  Until recently English courts have generally adopted the standard of accepted medical practice.
  Suffice it to say that this has not been my experience of the last 15 years of medical practice.
  The expansion of medical practice into the regulation of behaviour carries doctors beyond their sphere of expertise and competence.
  In a statement he admitted he plans to return to medical practice.
  In good medical practice, the intention is to maximise the quality of life experienced by the patient.
  Because of her focus on him, in her assessment of contemporary medical practice, she identifies the wrong problem.
  The motives of the doctor and the wider context of medical practice just aren't relevant.
  He figured he could always incorporate his flair for comedy into his practice as doctor.
  We documented the preferences of a range of patients within one hospital, with the aim of informing doctors' practice.
  He is a barrister and solicitor of this court, and he carries on the practice of his profession at the City of London.
  Synonyms
  profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following
2. 1.2count noun The business or premises of a doctor or lawyer.
  （医生或律师的）业务；经营场所
  Dr Apps has a practice in Neasham Road
  阿普斯医生在尼沙姆路开了一家诊所。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of course, some are plagued by such problems due to family difficulties, but, according to a survey among doctors' practices, many are there simply because they are over-burdened.
  Both I, and my sister's family, attend husband-and-wife doctors' practices.
  When and if you intend to foist 3,580 patients on to doctors in other practices, what will their reaction be?
  Our current building is the size now allowed for a two doctor, 4,000 patient practice, and clearly cannot cope.
  Qualitative data showed that patients generally supported the teaching of student doctors in their practice.
  Her reputation as a hardworking lawyer saw her practice grow, making her one of the five leading attorneys in Houston.
  He sold his house to keep his medical practice going while he was away.
  The only doctors' practice in Westbury is pressing ahead with plans to create three separate surgeries in the area.
  A self-contained extension to the rear previously served as a doctor's practice.
  But doctors claim many practices have been forced to change their booking systems to meet the targets.
  I have never been satisfied with this doctor's practice in the three years I have been there, and I really do intend to move.
  The doctor's practice in Settle has about 9,000 registered patients so we can't afford to be complacent.
  Two of the groups consisted of doctors from different practices and one group comprised doctors from one practice.
  It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs.
  While the name of only one doctor may appear on the contract, there may be other doctors sharing his practice.
  He has now stopped his medical practice and is making use of his literary prowess to pen down useful material that is of some value to society.
  And just like a doctors' practice, police hope the surgeries will prevent problems before they happen.
  A trail-blazing super care centre that would move three doctors' practices and a clinic to one site is a backwards step, health bosses were told.
  Missed appointments at one doctors' practice in Keighley are costing £60,000 a year in wasted time.
  When he was deputy governor he still ran his doctor's practice.
  Synonyms
  business, firm, office
  partnership
  company, enterprise
  informal outfit
2The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something.
惯常做法，惯例；习俗
product placement is common practice in American movies
count noun modern child-rearing practices
现代育儿惯常做法。
Example sentencesExamples
- This practice would carry on through the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini space programs.
- Lobby your MP, otherwise our silence will allow this barbaric practice to carry on.
- However, they have continued to carry out this practice and it's a continued difficulty.
- With the help of scanning technology and just-in-time inventory systems, businesses changed their practices.
- Every morning the Indian flag is ceremonially hoisted on a central flagpole, an unusual practice for businesses here.
- ‘The reason the magazine failed was not a failure of the message so much as lousy business practices,’ said Grace.
- The practice is expected to put huge strain on the state health budget.
- They also dealt with some topics on unethical practices in business.
- The whiff of fraudulent business practices will linger.
- The point is to protect the consumer from predatory business practices.
- He said admitting more patients for a short time was good medical practice, to allow doctors to make a diagnosis and provide treatment more quickly.
- The Federal Trade Commission handles complaints about deceptive or unfair business practices.
- Woodrow Wilson instituted the modern practice of delivering it to congress in person.
- The businessmen also felt uncertain about the government's capability to enforce the law to ensure they were not hurt financially by unfair business practices.
- It's common practice for Hollywood to remake an old movie, but today's news must be some kind of record.
- ‘By ignoring ethical business practices, small businesses are missing a trick,’ he said.
- A strict code of practice is followed when carrying these out to protect the interests of the young person.
- We have been effective in changing cultural practices in businesses.
- The practice was possibly carried over from a similar arrangement in Massachusetts.
- It is expected to identify practices, procedures, and guidelines that will aid faculties in developing students to their maximum potential.
Synonyms
custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition, fashion, habit, wont, method, system, routine, institution, way, rule
Latin modus operandi
formal praxis
1. 2.1 An established method of legal procedure.
  诉讼手续，诉讼程序
  Example sentencesExamples
  Conveyancing practice is plainly a matter within the knowledge of the courts.
  That the appellant notary acted in accordance with the then general notarial practice does not seem to be contested.
  It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent.
  It is the universal practice in conveyancing that enquiries as to licences would have been made.
  This conclusion is completely at odds with established legal practice and principles…
3Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.
反复练习
it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent
一定经过了多次反复练习之后才变得如此流利。
Example sentencesExamples
- The purpose was to demonstrate that knowledge could be acquired easily but skills came with practice.
- They are skilled manipulators who lie with the proficiency of long practice.
- Also, we wanted to determine whether modest practice would modify performance of either group.
- Continued practice and performance should easily eliminate these.
- This game offers a great opportunity for practice of various motor skills.
- Public speaking is a learned skill that requires practice, effort, and confidence building.
- Like other skill development, intercultural skills are acquired through practice.
- Having little practice in the gymnastic skills, which I was forced to learn during my training, I fell flat on my back.
- The major element in such transformation was repeated practice of close order drill.
- We have to ride close to the trees and hold our horses there to share the experience, which is good practice for our riding skills.
- As with any skill, practice and repetition are the keys to confidence and competent performance.
- There was a ‘best dressed’ competition and lots of warm-up singing practice to kick the evening off.
- She worked very very hard on developing her skills at swimming and put in a lot of practice and training before the Olympics.
- In the weeks before a performance, practice can easily consume six hours a day.
- It should be good practice for a repeat performance in March, when they go in front of the Commons' Culture Committee.
- Thus, additional practice and greater skill mastery is recommended in preparation for night diving activities.
- It takes much skill and practice to churn out terracotta articles.
- One of a pair of identical twins was given a lot of early practice at a particular skill, such as crawling.
- Responsible believing is a skill that can be maintained only through constant practice.
- Specifically military skills were acquired by actual practice and performance under supervision.
Synonyms
training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation, exercise, drill, study
practice session, dummy run, run-through, try-out, warm-up
informal dry run
1. 3.1count noun A period of time spent practising an activity or skill.
  练习时间
  daily choir practices
  每天的合唱训练。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Choir practices are held every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. in the church and all new members are welcome.
  Weekly choir practices take place in the parish church every Wednesday night at 8.00 pm.
  It has been decided to start a children's choir with practices commencing on Monday 10th October at 8pm and finishing at 8.30 pm.
  He'd had basketball practice after school and had changed clothes before he came over.
  And the past few months your practices have ran late!
  She sharpens her skills at practice in preparation for a pair of weekend games.
  The sample consisted of consecutive women attending the practices during time periods randomly selected for data collection.
  As expected, band practice takes up a nice, hefty chunk of their time.
  All three groups are provided the opportunity to do two-a-day practices during the summer months.
  A choir practice will take place in Woodfield church on this evening.
  We constantly stress the sense of accomplishment they should carry away from practice.
  You see, cheerleading here is a year round sport with practices almost every other day, sometimes more.
  Choir practice for this ceremony will take place on Monday nights.
  Swimmers have two practices daily grouped by age and ability.
  He stays late at practice refining skills and stays late in the weight room and film room.
  There will be a choir practice in Ballylinan on Thursday night at 8pm, for both the folk group and the adult choir.
  They have been rehearsing every weekend for the last three months, stepping up to daily practices for the last couple of weeks.
  Imagine the chagrin of a young team that has spent several practices learning a conventional offensive play only to meet this pattern.
  Choir practice continues each Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm and new members would be most welcome.
  They must have had some interesting choir practices.

verbˈpraktɪsˈpræktəs

US spelling of practise

Usage

Care should be taken with the use of the words practice and practise as there are differences in British and US usage. Practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English and it is also the spelling of the verb in US English. However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise

Phrases

in practice

1In reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen)
实际上（用来指与预期或据信已发生的事相反的实际情况）
in theory this method is ideal—in practice it is unrealistic
理论上这种方法很理想，——但实际上却不现实。
Example sentencesExamples
- There are four possible explanations for why performance data have so little influence in practice.
- The current one has proved to be rather unwieldy in practice and I shall be glad to consign it to history.
- While these travellers might not support globalism in theory, in practice it oozes from their every pore.
- Well, you might say, that is all very well, but how does it translate in practice?
- He argues that in practice researchers do not base their decisions about sample size on a single estimate of a variable.
- These different layers of management in practice merge into each other.
- It remains to be seen whether in practice the discretion is exercised lawfully.
- Critics, however, argued that such contracts were unenforceable in practice.
- Thus imprisonment and the exercise of conjugal rights are incompatible in practice.
- But many of them only serve the slogan with their lips, and do not abide by it in practice.
Synonyms
in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively
2Currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it.
（活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的

out of practice

Not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill through not having exercised or performed it for some time.
（活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的
he was out of practice at interrogation
他对审讯不太熟练。
Example sentencesExamples
- But being out of practice shouldn't change my way of seeing the world.
- Obviously, I haven't gotten far yet: the oars are stiff and my arms sore, out of practice as they are.
- Maybe I got out of practice over the weekend, but I don't think so.
- It had been a long, long, long time since I had kissed anyone, so my skills were probably way out of practice, but Jill didn't seem to care.
- In an article on the front page, the revelers were referred to as ‘long-suffering fans who are a little out of practice when it comes to celebrating a championship.’
- He may find this hard work after having been out of practice for so long, but I suggest it will be good for him, and certainly for Australian journalism.
- It was quite hard to get back into a once familiar groove of academic research, because now I have no library borrowing privileges and am out of practice with the convoluted argot in which the material is written.
- This means that when finally offered the opportunity to speak, I'm liable to begin with apologising for being so out of practice, and then to start blithering unstoppably.
- I'm just out of practice, or at least my legs are out of practice.
- The ones that have been on TV lately are out of practice and come across as lame.
Synonyms
rusty, unpractised

practice makes perfect

Regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it.
反复练习
Example sentencesExamples
- But if practice makes perfect, I'm better equipped for my next foray into self-discipline, which begins the day this column is published.
- When an athlete is trying to hone his or her skills the cliché often used is practice makes perfect.
- Subsequently, she advises: ‘Draw like crazy; practice makes perfect.’
- People say that practice makes perfect, but instead, every time I fail, I find I'm worse off the next time.
- But, working on the premise that practice makes perfect, he continues to improve and is entitled to feel he is the second best player in the world at the moment, even if his official ranking is fifth.
- Repetition is the mother of skill, and practice makes perfect.
- Remember that practice makes perfect, so kiss often and be kissed!
- Note: if the batter is not staying together, add an egg; if it's too thin add flour, too thick, add milk - it may be necessary to adjust to get the best results - practice makes perfect, really!
- I'm auditioning for several big events this year, and practice makes perfect.
- But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered.

Origin

Late Middle English: from practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice.

Rhymes

malpractice, practise

Definition of practice in US English:

practice

nounˈpraktəsˈpræktəs

1The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.
实践；实施，实行；应用（与理论相对）
the principles and practice of teaching
教学原理与实践。
he put his self-defense training into practice by helping police arrest the armed robber
他用学到的防身术帮警察抓住那名持枪抢劫犯。
Example sentencesExamples
- Not only are they divisive, but they might actually either have to be put into practice, or they might have to be changed.
- We must again be aware of the gap between ideas and actual practice.
- The importance of this book lies in the fact that its author is concerned not just with ideas, but with actual practice.
- The third stage is actually to put into practice what we have heard and what we have contemplated.
- He said some recommendations had been put into practice while others were being implemented.
- Unfortunately, it often appears that she is unable to get her free-market ideas put into practice.
- How does our habitual practice of everyday eugenics shape our view of the world and of creation?
- There is no fancy stuff here; just straight accounting theory put into practice.
- In the challenge of his new role he found an opportunity to put into practice theories which had long been forming in his mind.
- It sounds like a good idea but theory and practice can be very different, as we have seen all too often before in this industry.
- Army leaders at all levels should renew efforts to reduce the gap between stated beliefs and actual practice.
- This is something that is far easier to state than to put into practice.
- The idea was put into practice last year but it was not until this term that it really took off.
- However, when lessons are learned in the abstract they are not as valuable as when put into practice, as we learned the very next day.
- As for the possibility of these suggestions being put into practice, that stage has not yet been reached.
- They worked hard, ran hard and trained hard, all the time trying to put into practice what their coaches were telling them.
- Each camp featured league play in two divisions, where the campers put into practice what they had learned throughout the week.
- In practice, most are expected to be set up as master trusts.
- How is he able to put into practice what he preached?
- However, Elliott warns that it still needs to be evaluated before the theory is put into practice.
Synonyms
application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing
use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply, employ, exercise, put into effect, put into operation, draw on, bring into play
1. 1.1 The carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer.
  （尤指医生、律师的）执业
  he abandoned medical practice for the Church
  他放弃从医而投身教会。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In good medical practice, the intention is to maximise the quality of life experienced by the patient.
  The urge to bring down the edifice of medical practice seems to me to indicate the extent to which our expectations have been brought down already.
  Suffice it to say that this has not been my experience of the last 15 years of medical practice.
  I believe the most challenging aspect of all forms of medical practice is the need for, and the exercise of, judgment.
  He is a barrister and solicitor of this court, and he carries on the practice of his profession at the City of London.
  The expansion of medical practice into the regulation of behaviour carries doctors beyond their sphere of expertise and competence.
  It accords completely with the constitutional requirements met by most of medical practice.
  This problem will permeate every aspect of medical research and practice in the future.
  After publication, he decided to leave anatomical research to take up medical practice.
  He figured he could always incorporate his flair for comedy into his practice as doctor.
  Because of her focus on him, in her assessment of contemporary medical practice, she identifies the wrong problem.
  Consideration should be given to removing the doctor from practice in such cases.
  We documented the preferences of a range of patients within one hospital, with the aim of informing doctors' practice.
  At present, the list of colleges where doctors can qualify to practice is legislated under the Health Insurance Act.
  Once doctors entered practice, the profession was personally remunerative as well.
  In a statement he admitted he plans to return to medical practice.
  The motives of the doctor and the wider context of medical practice just aren't relevant.
  Until recently English courts have generally adopted the standard of accepted medical practice.
  Once there the family found accommodation in Hindley Street where the doctor set up practice.
  But the main thrust of correspondence focused on the future of a particular medical practice.
  Synonyms
  profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following
2. 1.2 The business or premises of a doctor or lawyer.
  （医生或律师的）业务；经营场所
  Dr. Weiss has a practice in Essex
  Example sentencesExamples
  When and if you intend to foist 3,580 patients on to doctors in other practices, what will their reaction be?
  Her reputation as a hardworking lawyer saw her practice grow, making her one of the five leading attorneys in Houston.
  Qualitative data showed that patients generally supported the teaching of student doctors in their practice.
  But doctors claim many practices have been forced to change their booking systems to meet the targets.
  Missed appointments at one doctors' practice in Keighley are costing £60,000 a year in wasted time.
  When he was deputy governor he still ran his doctor's practice.
  It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs.
  And just like a doctors' practice, police hope the surgeries will prevent problems before they happen.
  He has now stopped his medical practice and is making use of his literary prowess to pen down useful material that is of some value to society.
  He sold his house to keep his medical practice going while he was away.
  The only doctors' practice in Westbury is pressing ahead with plans to create three separate surgeries in the area.
  Two of the groups consisted of doctors from different practices and one group comprised doctors from one practice.
  Both I, and my sister's family, attend husband-and-wife doctors' practices.
  A trail-blazing super care centre that would move three doctors' practices and a clinic to one site is a backwards step, health bosses were told.
  I have never been satisfied with this doctor's practice in the three years I have been there, and I really do intend to move.
  A self-contained extension to the rear previously served as a doctor's practice.
  Of course, some are plagued by such problems due to family difficulties, but, according to a survey among doctors' practices, many are there simply because they are over-burdened.
  Our current building is the size now allowed for a two doctor, 4,000 patient practice, and clearly cannot cope.
  The doctor's practice in Settle has about 9,000 registered patients so we can't afford to be complacent.
  While the name of only one doctor may appear on the contract, there may be other doctors sharing his practice.
  Synonyms
  business, firm, office
2The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something.
惯常做法，惯例；习俗
current nursing practice
目前的护理常规。
count noun modern child-rearing practices
现代育儿惯常做法。
Example sentencesExamples
- Lobby your MP, otherwise our silence will allow this barbaric practice to carry on.
- It is expected to identify practices, procedures, and guidelines that will aid faculties in developing students to their maximum potential.
- This practice would carry on through the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini space programs.
- The Federal Trade Commission handles complaints about deceptive or unfair business practices.
- The practice was possibly carried over from a similar arrangement in Massachusetts.
- With the help of scanning technology and just-in-time inventory systems, businesses changed their practices.
- ‘By ignoring ethical business practices, small businesses are missing a trick,’ he said.
- He said admitting more patients for a short time was good medical practice, to allow doctors to make a diagnosis and provide treatment more quickly.
- Woodrow Wilson instituted the modern practice of delivering it to congress in person.
- The businessmen also felt uncertain about the government's capability to enforce the law to ensure they were not hurt financially by unfair business practices.
- The whiff of fraudulent business practices will linger.
- However, they have continued to carry out this practice and it's a continued difficulty.
- We have been effective in changing cultural practices in businesses.
- It's common practice for Hollywood to remake an old movie, but today's news must be some kind of record.
- Every morning the Indian flag is ceremonially hoisted on a central flagpole, an unusual practice for businesses here.
- The point is to protect the consumer from predatory business practices.
- They also dealt with some topics on unethical practices in business.
- ‘The reason the magazine failed was not a failure of the message so much as lousy business practices,’ said Grace.
- A strict code of practice is followed when carrying these out to protect the interests of the young person.
- The practice is expected to put huge strain on the state health budget.
Synonyms
custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition, fashion, habit, wont, method, system, routine, institution, way, rule
1. 2.1 An established method of legal procedure.
  诉讼手续，诉讼程序
  Example sentencesExamples
  This conclusion is completely at odds with established legal practice and principles…
  It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent.
  Conveyancing practice is plainly a matter within the knowledge of the courts.
  It is the universal practice in conveyancing that enquiries as to licences would have been made.
  That the appellant notary acted in accordance with the then general notarial practice does not seem to be contested.
3Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.
反复练习
it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent
一定经过了多次反复练习之后才变得如此流利。
Example sentencesExamples
- Also, we wanted to determine whether modest practice would modify performance of either group.
- Continued practice and performance should easily eliminate these.
- In the weeks before a performance, practice can easily consume six hours a day.
- This game offers a great opportunity for practice of various motor skills.
- The major element in such transformation was repeated practice of close order drill.
- One of a pair of identical twins was given a lot of early practice at a particular skill, such as crawling.
- Public speaking is a learned skill that requires practice, effort, and confidence building.
- Thus, additional practice and greater skill mastery is recommended in preparation for night diving activities.
- It takes much skill and practice to churn out terracotta articles.
- They are skilled manipulators who lie with the proficiency of long practice.
- Like other skill development, intercultural skills are acquired through practice.
- As with any skill, practice and repetition are the keys to confidence and competent performance.
- There was a ‘best dressed’ competition and lots of warm-up singing practice to kick the evening off.
- We have to ride close to the trees and hold our horses there to share the experience, which is good practice for our riding skills.
- It should be good practice for a repeat performance in March, when they go in front of the Commons' Culture Committee.
- The purpose was to demonstrate that knowledge could be acquired easily but skills came with practice.
- Responsible believing is a skill that can be maintained only through constant practice.
- She worked very very hard on developing her skills at swimming and put in a lot of practice and training before the Olympics.
- Having little practice in the gymnastic skills, which I was forced to learn during my training, I fell flat on my back.
- Specifically military skills were acquired by actual practice and performance under supervision.
Synonyms
training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation, exercise, drill, study
1. 3.1 A period of time spent practicing an activity or skill.
  练习时间
  daily choir practices
  每天的合唱训练。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A choir practice will take place in Woodfield church on this evening.
  Choir practice continues each Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm and new members would be most welcome.
  They must have had some interesting choir practices.
  You see, cheerleading here is a year round sport with practices almost every other day, sometimes more.
  He stays late at practice refining skills and stays late in the weight room and film room.
  Choir practices are held every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. in the church and all new members are welcome.
  The sample consisted of consecutive women attending the practices during time periods randomly selected for data collection.
  We constantly stress the sense of accomplishment they should carry away from practice.
  And the past few months your practices have ran late!
  They have been rehearsing every weekend for the last three months, stepping up to daily practices for the last couple of weeks.
  There will be a choir practice in Ballylinan on Thursday night at 8pm, for both the folk group and the adult choir.
  Imagine the chagrin of a young team that has spent several practices learning a conventional offensive play only to meet this pattern.
  She sharpens her skills at practice in preparation for a pair of weekend games.
  Swimmers have two practices daily grouped by age and ability.
  As expected, band practice takes up a nice, hefty chunk of their time.
  He'd had basketball practice after school and had changed clothes before he came over.
  It has been decided to start a children's choir with practices commencing on Monday 10th October at 8pm and finishing at 8.30 pm.
  Weekly choir practices take place in the parish church every Wednesday night at 8.00 pm.
  Choir practice for this ceremony will take place on Monday nights.
  All three groups are provided the opportunity to do two-a-day practices during the summer months.

verbˈpraktəsˈpræktəs

[with object]

1Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
I need to practice my French
no object they were practicing for the Olympics
2Carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.
we still practice some of these rituals today
1. 2.1 Actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation)
  he began to practice law
  no object he practiced as an attorney
2. 2.2 Observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion)
  they are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution
3. 2.3archaic no object Scheme or plot for an evil purpose.
  what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive

Usage

Phrases

in practice

1In reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen)
实际上（用来指与预期或据信已发生的事相反的实际情况）
in theory this method is ideal—in practice it is unrealistic
理论上这种方法很理想，——但实际上却不现实。
Example sentencesExamples
- While these travellers might not support globalism in theory, in practice it oozes from their every pore.
- The current one has proved to be rather unwieldy in practice and I shall be glad to consign it to history.
- Thus imprisonment and the exercise of conjugal rights are incompatible in practice.
- These different layers of management in practice merge into each other.
- There are four possible explanations for why performance data have so little influence in practice.
- It remains to be seen whether in practice the discretion is exercised lawfully.
- He argues that in practice researchers do not base their decisions about sample size on a single estimate of a variable.
- Well, you might say, that is all very well, but how does it translate in practice?
- But many of them only serve the slogan with their lips, and do not abide by it in practice.
- Critics, however, argued that such contracts were unenforceable in practice.
Synonyms
in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively
2Currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it.
（活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的

out of practice

Not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill due to not having exercised or performed it for some time.
（活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的
he was out of practice at interrogation
他对审讯不太熟练。
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm just out of practice, or at least my legs are out of practice.
- This means that when finally offered the opportunity to speak, I'm liable to begin with apologising for being so out of practice, and then to start blithering unstoppably.
- Maybe I got out of practice over the weekend, but I don't think so.
- It was quite hard to get back into a once familiar groove of academic research, because now I have no library borrowing privileges and am out of practice with the convoluted argot in which the material is written.
- In an article on the front page, the revelers were referred to as ‘long-suffering fans who are a little out of practice when it comes to celebrating a championship.’
- It had been a long, long, long time since I had kissed anyone, so my skills were probably way out of practice, but Jill didn't seem to care.
- The ones that have been on TV lately are out of practice and come across as lame.
- But being out of practice shouldn't change my way of seeing the world.
- He may find this hard work after having been out of practice for so long, but I suggest it will be good for him, and certainly for Australian journalism.
- Obviously, I haven't gotten far yet: the oars are stiff and my arms sore, out of practice as they are.
Synonyms
rusty, unpractised

practice makes perfect

Used to convey that regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it, especially when encouraging someone to persist in it.
（尤用于鼓励）熟能生巧
Example sentencesExamples
- Subsequently, she advises: ‘Draw like crazy; practice makes perfect.’
- Repetition is the mother of skill, and practice makes perfect.
- Note: if the batter is not staying together, add an egg; if it's too thin add flour, too thick, add milk - it may be necessary to adjust to get the best results - practice makes perfect, really!
- People say that practice makes perfect, but instead, every time I fail, I find I'm worse off the next time.
- But, working on the premise that practice makes perfect, he continues to improve and is entitled to feel he is the second best player in the world at the moment, even if his official ranking is fifth.
- But if practice makes perfect, I'm better equipped for my next foray into self-discipline, which begins the day this column is published.
- I'm auditioning for several big events this year, and practice makes perfect.
- But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered.
- Remember that practice makes perfect, so kiss often and be kissed!
- When an athlete is trying to hone his or her skills the cliché often used is practice makes perfect.

practice what one preaches

Do what one advises others to do.

Origin

Late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun) of praktikos (see practical); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice.

词汇	practice
释义	Definition of practice in English: practice noun ˈpraktɪsˈpræktəs mass noun 1The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it. 实践；实施，实行；应用（与理论相对） the principles and practice of teaching 教学原理与实践。 the recommendations proved too expensive to put into practice Example sentencesExamples The importance of this book lies in the fact that its author is concerned not just with ideas, but with actual practice. There is no fancy stuff here; just straight accounting theory put into practice. Army leaders at all levels should renew efforts to reduce the gap between stated beliefs and actual practice. However, Elliott warns that it still needs to be evaluated before the theory is put into practice. This is something that is far easier to state than to put into practice. He said some recommendations had been put into practice while others were being implemented. They worked hard, ran hard and trained hard, all the time trying to put into practice what their coaches were telling them. How does our habitual practice of everyday eugenics shape our view of the world and of creation? Not only are they divisive, but they might actually either have to be put into practice, or they might have to be changed. As for the possibility of these suggestions being put into practice, that stage has not yet been reached. In practice, most are expected to be set up as master trusts. The third stage is actually to put into practice what we have heard and what we have contemplated. How is he able to put into practice what he preached? It sounds like a good idea but theory and practice can be very different, as we have seen all too often before in this industry. In the challenge of his new role he found an opportunity to put into practice theories which had long been forming in his mind. The idea was put into practice last year but it was not until this term that it really took off. Unfortunately, it often appears that she is unable to get her free-market ideas put into practice. Each camp featured league play in two divisions, where the campers put into practice what they had learned throughout the week. However, when lessons are learned in the abstract they are not as valuable as when put into practice, as we learned the very next day. We must again be aware of the gap between ideas and actual practice. Synonyms application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply, employ, exercise, put into effect/operation, draw on, bring into play 1.1 The carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer. （尤指医生、律师的）执业 he abandoned medical practice for the Church 他放弃从医而投身教会。 Example sentencesExamples Once doctors entered practice, the profession was personally remunerative as well. Once there the family found accommodation in Hindley Street where the doctor set up practice. Consideration should be given to removing the doctor from practice in such cases. It accords completely with the constitutional requirements met by most of medical practice. But the main thrust of correspondence focused on the future of a particular medical practice. After publication, he decided to leave anatomical research to take up medical practice. I believe the most challenging aspect of all forms of medical practice is the need for, and the exercise of, judgment. At present, the list of colleges where doctors can qualify to practice is legislated under the Health Insurance Act. This problem will permeate every aspect of medical research and practice in the future. The urge to bring down the edifice of medical practice seems to me to indicate the extent to which our expectations have been brought down already. Until recently English courts have generally adopted the standard of accepted medical practice. Suffice it to say that this has not been my experience of the last 15 years of medical practice. The expansion of medical practice into the regulation of behaviour carries doctors beyond their sphere of expertise and competence. In a statement he admitted he plans to return to medical practice. In good medical practice, the intention is to maximise the quality of life experienced by the patient. Because of her focus on him, in her assessment of contemporary medical practice, she identifies the wrong problem. The motives of the doctor and the wider context of medical practice just aren't relevant. He figured he could always incorporate his flair for comedy into his practice as doctor. We documented the preferences of a range of patients within one hospital, with the aim of informing doctors' practice. He is a barrister and solicitor of this court, and he carries on the practice of his profession at the City of London. Synonyms profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following 1.2count noun The business or premises of a doctor or lawyer. （医生或律师的）业务；经营场所 Dr Apps has a practice in Neasham Road 阿普斯医生在尼沙姆路开了一家诊所。 Example sentencesExamples Of course, some are plagued by such problems due to family difficulties, but, according to a survey among doctors' practices, many are there simply because they are over-burdened. Both I, and my sister's family, attend husband-and-wife doctors' practices. When and if you intend to foist 3,580 patients on to doctors in other practices, what will their reaction be? Our current building is the size now allowed for a two doctor, 4,000 patient practice, and clearly cannot cope. Qualitative data showed that patients generally supported the teaching of student doctors in their practice. Her reputation as a hardworking lawyer saw her practice grow, making her one of the five leading attorneys in Houston. He sold his house to keep his medical practice going while he was away. The only doctors' practice in Westbury is pressing ahead with plans to create three separate surgeries in the area. A self-contained extension to the rear previously served as a doctor's practice. But doctors claim many practices have been forced to change their booking systems to meet the targets. I have never been satisfied with this doctor's practice in the three years I have been there, and I really do intend to move. The doctor's practice in Settle has about 9,000 registered patients so we can't afford to be complacent. Two of the groups consisted of doctors from different practices and one group comprised doctors from one practice. It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs. While the name of only one doctor may appear on the contract, there may be other doctors sharing his practice. He has now stopped his medical practice and is making use of his literary prowess to pen down useful material that is of some value to society. And just like a doctors' practice, police hope the surgeries will prevent problems before they happen. A trail-blazing super care centre that would move three doctors' practices and a clinic to one site is a backwards step, health bosses were told. Missed appointments at one doctors' practice in Keighley are costing £60,000 a year in wasted time. When he was deputy governor he still ran his doctor's practice. Synonyms business, firm, office partnership company, enterprise informal outfit 2The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something. 惯常做法，惯例；习俗 product placement is common practice in American movies count noun modern child-rearing practices 现代育儿惯常做法。 Example sentencesExamples This practice would carry on through the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini space programs. Lobby your MP, otherwise our silence will allow this barbaric practice to carry on. However, they have continued to carry out this practice and it's a continued difficulty. With the help of scanning technology and just-in-time inventory systems, businesses changed their practices. Every morning the Indian flag is ceremonially hoisted on a central flagpole, an unusual practice for businesses here. ‘The reason the magazine failed was not a failure of the message so much as lousy business practices,’ said Grace. The practice is expected to put huge strain on the state health budget. They also dealt with some topics on unethical practices in business. The whiff of fraudulent business practices will linger. The point is to protect the consumer from predatory business practices. He said admitting more patients for a short time was good medical practice, to allow doctors to make a diagnosis and provide treatment more quickly. The Federal Trade Commission handles complaints about deceptive or unfair business practices. Woodrow Wilson instituted the modern practice of delivering it to congress in person. The businessmen also felt uncertain about the government's capability to enforce the law to ensure they were not hurt financially by unfair business practices. It's common practice for Hollywood to remake an old movie, but today's news must be some kind of record. ‘By ignoring ethical business practices, small businesses are missing a trick,’ he said. A strict code of practice is followed when carrying these out to protect the interests of the young person. We have been effective in changing cultural practices in businesses. The practice was possibly carried over from a similar arrangement in Massachusetts. It is expected to identify practices, procedures, and guidelines that will aid faculties in developing students to their maximum potential. Synonyms custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition, fashion, habit, wont, method, system, routine, institution, way, rule Latin modus operandi formal praxis 2.1 An established method of legal procedure. 诉讼手续，诉讼程序 Example sentencesExamples Conveyancing practice is plainly a matter within the knowledge of the courts. That the appellant notary acted in accordance with the then general notarial practice does not seem to be contested. It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent. It is the universal practice in conveyancing that enquiries as to licences would have been made. This conclusion is completely at odds with established legal practice and principles… 3Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it. 反复练习 it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent 一定经过了多次反复练习之后才变得如此流利。 Example sentencesExamples The purpose was to demonstrate that knowledge could be acquired easily but skills came with practice. They are skilled manipulators who lie with the proficiency of long practice. Also, we wanted to determine whether modest practice would modify performance of either group. Continued practice and performance should easily eliminate these. This game offers a great opportunity for practice of various motor skills. Public speaking is a learned skill that requires practice, effort, and confidence building. Like other skill development, intercultural skills are acquired through practice. Having little practice in the gymnastic skills, which I was forced to learn during my training, I fell flat on my back. The major element in such transformation was repeated practice of close order drill. We have to ride close to the trees and hold our horses there to share the experience, which is good practice for our riding skills. As with any skill, practice and repetition are the keys to confidence and competent performance. There was a ‘best dressed’ competition and lots of warm-up singing practice to kick the evening off. She worked very very hard on developing her skills at swimming and put in a lot of practice and training before the Olympics. In the weeks before a performance, practice can easily consume six hours a day. It should be good practice for a repeat performance in March, when they go in front of the Commons' Culture Committee. Thus, additional practice and greater skill mastery is recommended in preparation for night diving activities. It takes much skill and practice to churn out terracotta articles. One of a pair of identical twins was given a lot of early practice at a particular skill, such as crawling. Responsible believing is a skill that can be maintained only through constant practice. Specifically military skills were acquired by actual practice and performance under supervision. Synonyms training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation, exercise, drill, study practice session, dummy run, run-through, try-out, warm-up informal dry run 3.1count noun A period of time spent practising an activity or skill. 练习时间 daily choir practices 每天的合唱训练。 Example sentencesExamples Choir practices are held every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. in the church and all new members are welcome. Weekly choir practices take place in the parish church every Wednesday night at 8.00 pm. It has been decided to start a children's choir with practices commencing on Monday 10th October at 8pm and finishing at 8.30 pm. He'd had basketball practice after school and had changed clothes before he came over. And the past few months your practices have ran late! She sharpens her skills at practice in preparation for a pair of weekend games. The sample consisted of consecutive women attending the practices during time periods randomly selected for data collection. As expected, band practice takes up a nice, hefty chunk of their time. All three groups are provided the opportunity to do two-a-day practices during the summer months. A choir practice will take place in Woodfield church on this evening. We constantly stress the sense of accomplishment they should carry away from practice. You see, cheerleading here is a year round sport with practices almost every other day, sometimes more. Choir practice for this ceremony will take place on Monday nights. Swimmers have two practices daily grouped by age and ability. He stays late at practice refining skills and stays late in the weight room and film room. There will be a choir practice in Ballylinan on Thursday night at 8pm, for both the folk group and the adult choir. They have been rehearsing every weekend for the last three months, stepping up to daily practices for the last couple of weeks. Imagine the chagrin of a young team that has spent several practices learning a conventional offensive play only to meet this pattern. Choir practice continues each Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm and new members would be most welcome. They must have had some interesting choir practices. verbˈpraktɪsˈpræktəs US spelling of practise Usage Care should be taken with the use of the words practice and practise as there are differences in British and US usage. Practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English and it is also the spelling of the verb in US English. However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise Phrases in practice 1In reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen) 实际上（用来指与预期或据信已发生的事相反的实际情况） in theory this method is ideal—in practice it is unrealistic 理论上这种方法很理想，——但实际上却不现实。 Example sentencesExamples There are four possible explanations for why performance data have so little influence in practice. The current one has proved to be rather unwieldy in practice and I shall be glad to consign it to history. While these travellers might not support globalism in theory, in practice it oozes from their every pore. Well, you might say, that is all very well, but how does it translate in practice? He argues that in practice researchers do not base their decisions about sample size on a single estimate of a variable. These different layers of management in practice merge into each other. It remains to be seen whether in practice the discretion is exercised lawfully. Critics, however, argued that such contracts were unenforceable in practice. Thus imprisonment and the exercise of conjugal rights are incompatible in practice. But many of them only serve the slogan with their lips, and do not abide by it in practice. Synonyms in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively 2Currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it. （活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的 out of practice Not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill through not having exercised or performed it for some time. （活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的 he was out of practice at interrogation 他对审讯不太熟练。 Example sentencesExamples But being out of practice shouldn't change my way of seeing the world. Obviously, I haven't gotten far yet: the oars are stiff and my arms sore, out of practice as they are. Maybe I got out of practice over the weekend, but I don't think so. It had been a long, long, long time since I had kissed anyone, so my skills were probably way out of practice, but Jill didn't seem to care. In an article on the front page, the revelers were referred to as ‘long-suffering fans who are a little out of practice when it comes to celebrating a championship.’ He may find this hard work after having been out of practice for so long, but I suggest it will be good for him, and certainly for Australian journalism. It was quite hard to get back into a once familiar groove of academic research, because now I have no library borrowing privileges and am out of practice with the convoluted argot in which the material is written. This means that when finally offered the opportunity to speak, I'm liable to begin with apologising for being so out of practice, and then to start blithering unstoppably. I'm just out of practice, or at least my legs are out of practice. The ones that have been on TV lately are out of practice and come across as lame. Synonyms rusty, unpractised practice makes perfect Regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it. 反复练习 Example sentencesExamples But if practice makes perfect, I'm better equipped for my next foray into self-discipline, which begins the day this column is published. When an athlete is trying to hone his or her skills the cliché often used is practice makes perfect. Subsequently, she advises: ‘Draw like crazy; practice makes perfect.’ People say that practice makes perfect, but instead, every time I fail, I find I'm worse off the next time. But, working on the premise that practice makes perfect, he continues to improve and is entitled to feel he is the second best player in the world at the moment, even if his official ranking is fifth. Repetition is the mother of skill, and practice makes perfect. Remember that practice makes perfect, so kiss often and be kissed! Note: if the batter is not staying together, add an egg; if it's too thin add flour, too thick, add milk - it may be necessary to adjust to get the best results - practice makes perfect, really! I'm auditioning for several big events this year, and practice makes perfect. But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered. Origin Late Middle English: from practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice. Rhymes malpractice, practise noun.1 phr. Definition of practice in US English: practice nounˈpraktəsˈpræktəs 1The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it. 实践；实施，实行；应用（与理论相对） the principles and practice of teaching 教学原理与实践。 he put his self-defense training into practice by helping police arrest the armed robber 他用学到的防身术帮警察抓住那名持枪抢劫犯。 Example sentencesExamples Not only are they divisive, but they might actually either have to be put into practice, or they might have to be changed. We must again be aware of the gap between ideas and actual practice. The importance of this book lies in the fact that its author is concerned not just with ideas, but with actual practice. The third stage is actually to put into practice what we have heard and what we have contemplated. He said some recommendations had been put into practice while others were being implemented. Unfortunately, it often appears that she is unable to get her free-market ideas put into practice. How does our habitual practice of everyday eugenics shape our view of the world and of creation? There is no fancy stuff here; just straight accounting theory put into practice. In the challenge of his new role he found an opportunity to put into practice theories which had long been forming in his mind. It sounds like a good idea but theory and practice can be very different, as we have seen all too often before in this industry. Army leaders at all levels should renew efforts to reduce the gap between stated beliefs and actual practice. This is something that is far easier to state than to put into practice. The idea was put into practice last year but it was not until this term that it really took off. However, when lessons are learned in the abstract they are not as valuable as when put into practice, as we learned the very next day. As for the possibility of these suggestions being put into practice, that stage has not yet been reached. They worked hard, ran hard and trained hard, all the time trying to put into practice what their coaches were telling them. Each camp featured league play in two divisions, where the campers put into practice what they had learned throughout the week. In practice, most are expected to be set up as master trusts. How is he able to put into practice what he preached? However, Elliott warns that it still needs to be evaluated before the theory is put into practice. Synonyms application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply, employ, exercise, put into effect, put into operation, draw on, bring into play 1.1 The carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer. （尤指医生、律师的）执业 he abandoned medical practice for the Church 他放弃从医而投身教会。 Example sentencesExamples In good medical practice, the intention is to maximise the quality of life experienced by the patient. The urge to bring down the edifice of medical practice seems to me to indicate the extent to which our expectations have been brought down already. Suffice it to say that this has not been my experience of the last 15 years of medical practice. I believe the most challenging aspect of all forms of medical practice is the need for, and the exercise of, judgment. He is a barrister and solicitor of this court, and he carries on the practice of his profession at the City of London. The expansion of medical practice into the regulation of behaviour carries doctors beyond their sphere of expertise and competence. It accords completely with the constitutional requirements met by most of medical practice. This problem will permeate every aspect of medical research and practice in the future. After publication, he decided to leave anatomical research to take up medical practice. He figured he could always incorporate his flair for comedy into his practice as doctor. Because of her focus on him, in her assessment of contemporary medical practice, she identifies the wrong problem. Consideration should be given to removing the doctor from practice in such cases. We documented the preferences of a range of patients within one hospital, with the aim of informing doctors' practice. At present, the list of colleges where doctors can qualify to practice is legislated under the Health Insurance Act. Once doctors entered practice, the profession was personally remunerative as well. In a statement he admitted he plans to return to medical practice. The motives of the doctor and the wider context of medical practice just aren't relevant. Until recently English courts have generally adopted the standard of accepted medical practice. Once there the family found accommodation in Hindley Street where the doctor set up practice. But the main thrust of correspondence focused on the future of a particular medical practice. Synonyms profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following 1.2 The business or premises of a doctor or lawyer. （医生或律师的）业务；经营场所 Dr. Weiss has a practice in Essex Example sentencesExamples When and if you intend to foist 3,580 patients on to doctors in other practices, what will their reaction be? Her reputation as a hardworking lawyer saw her practice grow, making her one of the five leading attorneys in Houston. Qualitative data showed that patients generally supported the teaching of student doctors in their practice. But doctors claim many practices have been forced to change their booking systems to meet the targets. Missed appointments at one doctors' practice in Keighley are costing £60,000 a year in wasted time. When he was deputy governor he still ran his doctor's practice. It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs. And just like a doctors' practice, police hope the surgeries will prevent problems before they happen. He has now stopped his medical practice and is making use of his literary prowess to pen down useful material that is of some value to society. He sold his house to keep his medical practice going while he was away. The only doctors' practice in Westbury is pressing ahead with plans to create three separate surgeries in the area. Two of the groups consisted of doctors from different practices and one group comprised doctors from one practice. Both I, and my sister's family, attend husband-and-wife doctors' practices. A trail-blazing super care centre that would move three doctors' practices and a clinic to one site is a backwards step, health bosses were told. I have never been satisfied with this doctor's practice in the three years I have been there, and I really do intend to move. A self-contained extension to the rear previously served as a doctor's practice. Of course, some are plagued by such problems due to family difficulties, but, according to a survey among doctors' practices, many are there simply because they are over-burdened. Our current building is the size now allowed for a two doctor, 4,000 patient practice, and clearly cannot cope. The doctor's practice in Settle has about 9,000 registered patients so we can't afford to be complacent. While the name of only one doctor may appear on the contract, there may be other doctors sharing his practice. Synonyms business, firm, office 2The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something. 惯常做法，惯例；习俗 current nursing practice 目前的护理常规。 count noun modern child-rearing practices 现代育儿惯常做法。 Example sentencesExamples Lobby your MP, otherwise our silence will allow this barbaric practice to carry on. It is expected to identify practices, procedures, and guidelines that will aid faculties in developing students to their maximum potential. This practice would carry on through the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini space programs. The Federal Trade Commission handles complaints about deceptive or unfair business practices. The practice was possibly carried over from a similar arrangement in Massachusetts. With the help of scanning technology and just-in-time inventory systems, businesses changed their practices. ‘By ignoring ethical business practices, small businesses are missing a trick,’ he said. He said admitting more patients for a short time was good medical practice, to allow doctors to make a diagnosis and provide treatment more quickly. Woodrow Wilson instituted the modern practice of delivering it to congress in person. The businessmen also felt uncertain about the government's capability to enforce the law to ensure they were not hurt financially by unfair business practices. The whiff of fraudulent business practices will linger. However, they have continued to carry out this practice and it's a continued difficulty. We have been effective in changing cultural practices in businesses. It's common practice for Hollywood to remake an old movie, but today's news must be some kind of record. Every morning the Indian flag is ceremonially hoisted on a central flagpole, an unusual practice for businesses here. The point is to protect the consumer from predatory business practices. They also dealt with some topics on unethical practices in business. ‘The reason the magazine failed was not a failure of the message so much as lousy business practices,’ said Grace. A strict code of practice is followed when carrying these out to protect the interests of the young person. The practice is expected to put huge strain on the state health budget. Synonyms custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition, fashion, habit, wont, method, system, routine, institution, way, rule 2.1 An established method of legal procedure. 诉讼手续，诉讼程序 Example sentencesExamples This conclusion is completely at odds with established legal practice and principles… It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent. Conveyancing practice is plainly a matter within the knowledge of the courts. It is the universal practice in conveyancing that enquiries as to licences would have been made. That the appellant notary acted in accordance with the then general notarial practice does not seem to be contested. 3Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it. 反复练习 it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent 一定经过了多次反复练习之后才变得如此流利。 Example sentencesExamples Also, we wanted to determine whether modest practice would modify performance of either group. Continued practice and performance should easily eliminate these. In the weeks before a performance, practice can easily consume six hours a day. This game offers a great opportunity for practice of various motor skills. The major element in such transformation was repeated practice of close order drill. One of a pair of identical twins was given a lot of early practice at a particular skill, such as crawling. Public speaking is a learned skill that requires practice, effort, and confidence building. Thus, additional practice and greater skill mastery is recommended in preparation for night diving activities. It takes much skill and practice to churn out terracotta articles. They are skilled manipulators who lie with the proficiency of long practice. Like other skill development, intercultural skills are acquired through practice. As with any skill, practice and repetition are the keys to confidence and competent performance. There was a ‘best dressed’ competition and lots of warm-up singing practice to kick the evening off. We have to ride close to the trees and hold our horses there to share the experience, which is good practice for our riding skills. It should be good practice for a repeat performance in March, when they go in front of the Commons' Culture Committee. The purpose was to demonstrate that knowledge could be acquired easily but skills came with practice. Responsible believing is a skill that can be maintained only through constant practice. She worked very very hard on developing her skills at swimming and put in a lot of practice and training before the Olympics. Having little practice in the gymnastic skills, which I was forced to learn during my training, I fell flat on my back. Specifically military skills were acquired by actual practice and performance under supervision. Synonyms training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation, exercise, drill, study 3.1 A period of time spent practicing an activity or skill. 练习时间 daily choir practices 每天的合唱训练。 Example sentencesExamples A choir practice will take place in Woodfield church on this evening. Choir practice continues each Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm and new members would be most welcome. They must have had some interesting choir practices. You see, cheerleading here is a year round sport with practices almost every other day, sometimes more. He stays late at practice refining skills and stays late in the weight room and film room. Choir practices are held every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. in the church and all new members are welcome. The sample consisted of consecutive women attending the practices during time periods randomly selected for data collection. We constantly stress the sense of accomplishment they should carry away from practice. And the past few months your practices have ran late! They have been rehearsing every weekend for the last three months, stepping up to daily practices for the last couple of weeks. There will be a choir practice in Ballylinan on Thursday night at 8pm, for both the folk group and the adult choir. Imagine the chagrin of a young team that has spent several practices learning a conventional offensive play only to meet this pattern. She sharpens her skills at practice in preparation for a pair of weekend games. Swimmers have two practices daily grouped by age and ability. As expected, band practice takes up a nice, hefty chunk of their time. He'd had basketball practice after school and had changed clothes before he came over. It has been decided to start a children's choir with practices commencing on Monday 10th October at 8pm and finishing at 8.30 pm. Weekly choir practices take place in the parish church every Wednesday night at 8.00 pm. Choir practice for this ceremony will take place on Monday nights. All three groups are provided the opportunity to do two-a-day practices during the summer months. verbˈpraktəsˈpræktəs [with object] 1Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency. I need to practice my French no object they were practicing for the Olympics 2Carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly. we still practice some of these rituals today 2.1 Actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation) he began to practice law no object he practiced as an attorney 2.2 Observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion) they are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution 2.3archaic no object Scheme or plot for an evil purpose. what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive Usage Care should be taken with the use of the words practice and practise as there are differences in British and US usage. Practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English and it is also the spelling of the verb in US English. However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise Phrases in practice 1In reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen) 实际上（用来指与预期或据信已发生的事相反的实际情况） in theory this method is ideal—in practice it is unrealistic 理论上这种方法很理想，——但实际上却不现实。 Example sentencesExamples While these travellers might not support globalism in theory, in practice it oozes from their every pore. The current one has proved to be rather unwieldy in practice and I shall be glad to consign it to history. Thus imprisonment and the exercise of conjugal rights are incompatible in practice. These different layers of management in practice merge into each other. There are four possible explanations for why performance data have so little influence in practice. It remains to be seen whether in practice the discretion is exercised lawfully. He argues that in practice researchers do not base their decisions about sample size on a single estimate of a variable. Well, you might say, that is all very well, but how does it translate in practice? But many of them only serve the slogan with their lips, and do not abide by it in practice. Critics, however, argued that such contracts were unenforceable in practice. Synonyms in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively 2Currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it. （活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的 out of practice Not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill due to not having exercised or performed it for some time. （活动、技能因长期练习或表演而）熟练的 he was out of practice at interrogation 他对审讯不太熟练。 Example sentencesExamples I'm just out of practice, or at least my legs are out of practice. This means that when finally offered the opportunity to speak, I'm liable to begin with apologising for being so out of practice, and then to start blithering unstoppably. Maybe I got out of practice over the weekend, but I don't think so. It was quite hard to get back into a once familiar groove of academic research, because now I have no library borrowing privileges and am out of practice with the convoluted argot in which the material is written. In an article on the front page, the revelers were referred to as ‘long-suffering fans who are a little out of practice when it comes to celebrating a championship.’ It had been a long, long, long time since I had kissed anyone, so my skills were probably way out of practice, but Jill didn't seem to care. The ones that have been on TV lately are out of practice and come across as lame. But being out of practice shouldn't change my way of seeing the world. He may find this hard work after having been out of practice for so long, but I suggest it will be good for him, and certainly for Australian journalism. Obviously, I haven't gotten far yet: the oars are stiff and my arms sore, out of practice as they are. Synonyms rusty, unpractised practice makes perfect Used to convey that regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it, especially when encouraging someone to persist in it. （尤用于鼓励）熟能生巧 Example sentencesExamples Subsequently, she advises: ‘Draw like crazy; practice makes perfect.’ Repetition is the mother of skill, and practice makes perfect. Note: if the batter is not staying together, add an egg; if it's too thin add flour, too thick, add milk - it may be necessary to adjust to get the best results - practice makes perfect, really! People say that practice makes perfect, but instead, every time I fail, I find I'm worse off the next time. But, working on the premise that practice makes perfect, he continues to improve and is entitled to feel he is the second best player in the world at the moment, even if his official ranking is fifth. But if practice makes perfect, I'm better equipped for my next foray into self-discipline, which begins the day this column is published. I'm auditioning for several big events this year, and practice makes perfect. But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered. Remember that practice makes perfect, so kiss often and be kissed! When an athlete is trying to hone his or her skills the cliché often used is practice makes perfect. practice what one preaches Do what one advises others to do. Origin Late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun) of praktikos (see practical); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice. noun.1 phr.
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