exercise
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noun
HEALTHY ACTIVITY 健身活动
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy 体育活动；锻炼；运动•Swimming is my favourite form of exercise.我最喜欢的运动是游泳。 •You really should take more exercise.你真的应该多做运动。 •I do stomach exercises most days.我经常做锻炼腹肌的运动。
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noun
PRACTICE 练习
ESSENTIAL countable
■an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happen 练习；训练；演习•Ships from eight navies will be taking part in an exercise in the Pacific to improve their efficiency in combat.来自8个国家的海军军舰将参加在太平洋举行的军事演习，以提高其作战效率。 •It would be a useful exercise for you to say the speech aloud several times.大声朗读几次讲稿，将会有助你的发挥。 •an exercise in public relations公共关系课的情景模拟练习 ESSENTIAL countable
■a short piece of written work which you do to practise something you are learning 习题；练习•The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.这本书每一章的后面都有练习题。
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noun
USE 使用
uncountable formal
■the use of something 行使；运用；使用•The exercise of restraint may well be difficult.克制情绪可能是件很难的事。
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noun
CEREMONY 典礼
exercises [plural] US formal
■a ceremony which includes speeches and usually traditional music or activities 典礼；仪式•graduation exercises毕业典礼
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verb
DO HEALTHY ACTIVITY 做健康的运动
IMPROVER intransitive or transitive
■to do physical activities to make your body strong and healthy 锻炼；运动•She exercises most evenings usually by running.她几乎每晚都做运动，通常是跑步。 •A work-out in the gym will exercise all the major muscle groups.健身房里做的运动能使所有主要肌肉都得到锻炼。 transitive
■If you exercise an animal, you make it walk or run so that it stays strong and healthy 遛（动物）•Now he's retired he spends most afternoons exercising his dogs.他已经退休了，下午的时间大都用来遛狗。
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verb
USE 使用
ADVANCED transitive formal
■to use something 行使；运用；使用•I exercised my democratic right by not voting in the election.在选举中，我透过不投票的方式来行使我的民主权利。 •Always exercise caution when handling radioactive substances.处理放射性物质时要随时小心谨慎。 •We've decided to exercise the option (= use the part of a legal agreement) to buy the house we now lease.我们已经决定行使合约所赋予的买卖选择权，买下我们现在租住的房屋。
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verb
exercise your mind formal
■to worry you 使担忧；使烦恼；使不安•The whole situation is exercising our minds greatly.整个局势使我们大伤脑筋。 |