rehearse

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vt. 预演, 排演, 使熟练掌握, 练习, 复述 vi. 排练, 练习, 演习

发音

UK /ɹɪˈhɜːs/
其它
US /ɹɪˈhɝs/

词形变化

rehearsed rehearses 三单 rehearses rehearsest rehearseth rehearsing rehearsing 现在分词 rehearsed 过去式 rehearsed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

排练；预演

动词

排练；演习

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

    重复

    及物

    There’s no need to rehearse the same old argument; we’ve heard it before, and we all agree.

  2. 2.

    To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.

    及物

    The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.

  3. 3.

    To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.

    排练

    及物/不及物

    The main actors spent on average two hours a day rehearsing before the first night.

    The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.

  4. 4.

    To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.

    及物 艺术

    The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.

  5. 5.

    To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.

    The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

practice practise

上位词 3

do perform execute

下位词 2

scrimmage walk through

词源

From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).

来源：wiktionary