drill, exercise, practice, training, discipline

habit, practice, custom, convention

• that proved to be my undoing, for i soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.
  這證明是我的失敗，因?yàn)槲也痪镁突氐皆陔娨暺聊磺按蝾膲牧?xí)慣去了。

• on the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat——the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
  在另一方面，一想到用動物油煎馬鈴薯，你便會作嘔。然而在許多北歐國家里，這是為大家接受的通常習(xí)慣。
• she walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open,yet following her general practice she had shut them before going out.
  她慢慢地走進(jìn)廳堂，并且立刻發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的房門都是開著的。但是按照她自己的一般習(xí)慣，她在外出前總是把門全部關(guān)好的。

• don't be a slave to custom.
  不要做風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣的奴隸。
• from the moment of his birth the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behaviour.
  一個人從誕生的那一時刻起，他降生后所處的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣便給他的閱歷和行為定型。

• they disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
  他們不顧社會習(xí)俗，并未意識到自己在做些與眾不同的事。

名詞 practice:

1. a customary way of operation or behavior
   同義詞：pattern
2. systematic training by multiple repetitions
   同義詞：exercise, drill, practice session, recitation
3. translating an idea into action
   同義詞：praxis
4. the exercise of a profession
5. knowledge of how something is usually done

動詞 practice:

1. learn by repetition
   同義詞：drill, exercise, practise
2. avail oneself to
   同義詞：apply, use
3. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
   同義詞：practise, exercise, do
4. engage in a rehearsal (of)
   同義詞：rehearse, practise

1. It is my usual practice to pay on the nail when going shopping.
   購物時我習(xí)慣于當(dāng)場付錢。
2. It is the practice in Britain to drive on the left.
   車輛靠左行駛是英國的制度。
3. We've made our plans, and now we must put them into practice.
   我們已訂好計(jì)劃，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)付諸實(shí)施了。

prac.tice

v.（動詞）
prac.ticed,prac.tic.ing,prac.tic.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of:
習(xí)慣于：習(xí)慣性地做或按慣例做或執(zhí)行；使…成為習(xí)慣：
例句：
She practiced restraint in her friendships.
她交友十分謹(jǐn)慎

To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill:
練習(xí)：為獲取或提高技能而反復(fù)做或練習(xí)（某事）：
例句：
practice a dance step.
練舞步

To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill:
訓(xùn)練：給…上課或反復(fù)指導(dǎo)；操練：
例句：
practiced the students in handwriting.
教學(xué)生們練習(xí)書法

To work at, especially as a profession:
從事，執(zhí)業(yè)：從事，尤指作為職業(yè)而從事：
例句：
practice law.
執(zhí)法

To carry out in action; observe:
實(shí)踐，篤行：在行動中執(zhí)行；遵守：
例句：
She practices her religion piously.
她是一個虔誠的宗教信奉者

Obsolete To plot (something evil).
【廢語】 密謀，圖謀：圖謀策劃（邪惡之事）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To do or perform something habitually or repeatedly.
習(xí)于：習(xí)慣性地或反復(fù)地做或執(zhí)行
To do something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.
反復(fù)練習(xí)：為獲取或提高某種技能而反復(fù)做某事
To work at a profession.
執(zhí)業(yè)：從事某職業(yè)
Archaic To intrigue or plot.
【古語】 密謀，策劃
n.（名詞）
A habitual or customary action or way of doing something:
習(xí)慣：習(xí)慣性或慣例性的行為或辦事方式：
例句：
makes a practice of being punctual.
養(yǎng)成準(zhǔn)時的習(xí)慣

Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill:
苦練：為掌握或完善某種技能某活動的反復(fù)進(jìn)行：
例句：
Practice will make you a good musician.
反復(fù)練習(xí)能使你成為優(yōu)秀的音樂家

Archaic The skill so learned or perfected.
【古語】 熟練的技巧：反復(fù)練習(xí)而掌握或完善的技能
The condition of being skilled through repeated exercise:
熟練：經(jīng)反復(fù)練習(xí)而變得熟練的狀態(tài)：
例句：
out of practice.
生疏

The act or process of doing something; performance or action:
執(zhí)行，實(shí)踐：做某事的行為或過程；執(zhí)行或行動：
例句：
a theory that is difficult to put into practice.
一個難以付諸實(shí)踐的理論

Exercise of an occupation or a profession:
業(yè)務(wù)，工作：職業(yè)或行業(yè)的實(shí)踐：
例句：
the practice of law.
從事律師業(yè)

The business of a professional person:
專業(yè)：職業(yè)人員的行業(yè)：
例句：
an obstetrician with her own practice.
專業(yè)是產(chǎn)科醫(yī)師

A habitual or customary action or act. Often used in the plural:
慣常的舉動：習(xí)慣性的或慣例性的行為或行動。常用復(fù)數(shù)形式：
例句：
That company engages in questionable business practices. Facial tattooing is a standard practice among certain peoples.
這個公司所從事的業(yè)務(wù)有些問題。紋臉是某些民族的基本習(xí)俗

Law The methods of procedure used in a court of law.
【法律】 程序法：用于法庭的訴訟程序方法
Archaic
【古語】
The act of tricking or scheming, especially with malicious intent.
陰謀：欺詐或圖謀的行為，尤指帶有惡意
A trick, a scheme, or an intrigue.
密謀：詭計(jì)、計(jì)策或圖謀

來源：
Middle English practisen
中古英語 practisen
from Old French practiser
源自 古法語 practiser
alteration of practiquer
practiquer的變化
from practique [practice]
源自 practique [實(shí)踐]
from Late Latin pr3cticô [practical] * see practicable
源自 后期拉丁語 pr3cticô [實(shí)際的，實(shí)用的] *參見 practicable

【引伸】
prac.ticer
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>practice,drill,exercise,rehearseThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to do or cause to do again and again in order to acquire proficiency.:
這些動詞所共有的中心意思是.為達(dá)到熟練程度而反復(fù)地或使反復(fù)地做：
例句：
practice the shot put;
練習(xí)推鉛球；

例句：
drill pupils in the multiplication tables;
讓學(xué)生們練習(xí)乘法口訣表；

例句：
exercising one`s wits;
運(yùn)用智慧；

例句：
an actor rehearsing a role. See also Synonyms at habit
排練角色的演員 參見同義詞 habit