英语词汇“rehearse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINrehearse

Origin:

1200-1300 Old French rehercier, from herce ‘farm tool for breaking up soil’; ➔ HEARSE

VERB TABLE

rehearse

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	rehearse
	he, she, it	rehearses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	rehearsed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have rehearsed
	he, she, it	has rehearsed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had rehearsed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will rehearse
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have rehearsed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am rehearsing
	he, she, it	is rehearsing
	you, we, they	are rehearsing
Past	I, he, she, it	was rehearsing
	you, we, they	were rehearsing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been rehearsing
	he, she, it	has been rehearsing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been rehearsing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be rehearsing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been rehearsing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

He is currently in New York rehearsing for "The Taming of the Shrew."
Norm spent the night before rehearsing what he'd say to the senator.
The band has been rehearsing at the studio all day.
The director made us rehearse the opening scenes over and over.
They rehearsed the scene in her dressing room.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Already he was beginning to get roles in the ballets by Dulcie Howes which were being rehearsed.
The arguments for and against capping offered in response to this question tended merely to rehearse those already discussed.
The camera positions are rehearsed from time to time to present the on-set talent in the best possible light.
The company rehearsed Thursdays and Fridays for two shows daily except Tuesdays.
They kept a low profile in Liverpool's Amazon Studio, rehearsing and working on new material.
To help this, she has insisted they be given more time to rehearse.

THESAURUS► practise

British English, practice American English verb [intransitive, transitive] to do an activity many times in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test: · The course will give you a chance to practise your language skills.· He was practising his golf swing.· You need to practise regularly if you're going to be a good piano player.

► train

verb [intransitive] to practise physical movements or activities in preparation for a race or game: · He's training for the Olympics.

► rehearse

verb [intransitive, transitive] to practise a play, speech, or music in preparation for a public performance: · She's in New York where she's rehearsing her new play.· The band are currently rehearsing for their world tour.

► work on something

to practise a particular skill so that your general performance improves: · You need to work on your listening comprehension.

► go/run through something

to practise something such as a speech, play, or piece of music by reading or playing it from the beginning to the end: · I'll just run through the speech one more time.

Longman Language Activatorto practise for a competition, test, or performance► practise

British /practice American to do an activity and repeat it a lot in order to get better at it: · I'm learning how to play the piano, and I try to practise every day.· Practicing karate twice a week might be enough, but you should try to do it a bit more.· We're going to Paris for a week in summer, so that Bill can practise his French.practise doing something: · Practise speaking slowly and clearly.practise for: · When I was practicing for the competition, I spent eight hours a day in the conservatory practice rooms.practise on somebody/something: · I always wanted to be a hairdresser, and used to practise on my friends.

► train

to prepare for a race or game by exercising and practising: · If you're really going to run in the marathon, you need to start training now.· In the winter months, she trains in Montana.train for: · Tyson is training for the big fight next week.

► be in training

especially British to be in the period before a sports event or competition when you practise a particular sport or physical activity in a planned and controlled way: · When I'm in training I spend at least four hours a day at the swimming pool.be in training for: · He's currently in training for an important race.

► work on

to practise a particular skill that you need to play a sport, a musical instrument etc, so that your whole performance improves: · Your tennis playing is getting better, but you need to work on your serve.· Scales and finger exercises are the areas to work on if you want to improve your technique.

► work at

to practise something over a long period of time and with a lot of effort in order to achieve a high enough standard: · You'll have to really work at it if you want to be a professional dancer.· Learning another language is never easy, but if you work at it you'll soon get results.

► rehearse

to practise something such as a play or concert, so that it is ready to be performed for the public: · The director made us rehearse the opening scenes over and over.· The band has been rehearsing at the studio all day.rehearse for: · He is currently in New York rehearsing for "The Taming of the Shrew."

► go/run through

to practise something such as a play, speech, or piece of music by reading or playing it from start to finish: · I promised to hear her go through her speech.· Let's go through it just once more.· We went through the whole symphony four times, and he still wasn't satisfied.

► keep your hand in

to practise something just enough to still be good at it but not enough to improve, especially when you no longer do it regularly: · He still comes around the gym occasionally, just to keep his hand in.· Although she has retired now, she keeps her hand in by giving her grandchildren music lessons.

WORD SETS► Media

agent, nounbill, nounblack comedy, nouncasting, nouncomedy, nouncommentator, nouncostume drama, noundialogue, noundirect, verbdirector, noundocudrama, noundocumentary, noundocumentary, adjectivedramatize, verbdub, verbedit, verbeditor, nounedutainment, nounfilm, verbFX, grip, nounlead, nounmegastar, nounmerchandising, nounmix, verbmixer, nounmultimedia, adjectivenarration, nounorgan, nounpan, verbpanel, nounpanellist, nounpap, nounpersonality, nounpublicity, nounraconteur, nounrecast, verbrehearsal, nounrehearse, verbreissue, verbreprise, nounrerun, verbscript, nounshow business, nounsketch, nounsound, nounsound effects, nounspecial effect, nounstar, verbstarlet, nounstory, nounsubplot, nounsuperstar, nounthriller, nounweepy, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rehearse a play

(=practise it)· We spent weeks rehearsing the play.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► well

· Discussions of the Oregon experiment were repeated, although this debate has already been well rehearsed.· Miguel lit a cigarette with a suave mannerism that had been well rehearsed.· By this time, all the arguments had been well rehearsed in both Houses.· The 50-year-old incumbent and the 72-year-old challenger appeared equally relaxed, forceful and well rehearsed.· The arguments have been well rehearsed over the last year.

NOUN► argument

· She rehearses the outlines of arguments efficiently and is not frightened of forcing students to grapple with tough material.· This carefully-worded document rehearsed the arguments for making the joint award, while carefully avoiding any admission of the original mistake.

► scene

· They rehearsed the scene in the morning.· They were rehearsed and filmed like scenes with dialogue.

► time

· To help this, she has insisted they be given more time to rehearse.· Anticipate the problems your client may have with self-monitoring ahead of time, and rehearse strategies to deal with those situations.· We decided eventually that the time had come to rehearse this seriously and he was very happy about it.· It gave him time to rehearse his little speech.