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单词 exercise
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exercisenoun

uk/ˈek.sə.saɪz/us/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/

exercise noun (HEALTHY ACTIVITY)

A2 [ C or U ] physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy:

Swimming is my favourite form of exercise.
You really should take more exercise.
I do stomach exercises most days.

More examples

  • Regular exercise reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.
  • This exercise is designed to develop the shoulder and back muscles.
  • Eat healthily and take plenty of exercise.
  • I haven't done much exercise all week, so I think I'll go for a jog this morning.
  • A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Exercising & training

  • aerial yoga
  • Anti-Gravity yoga
  • barbell
  • bench press
  • benchpress
  • bodybuilding
  • calisthenics
  • cardio
  • cross-trainer
  • cross-training
  • crunch
  • firm sth up
  • limber
  • multigym
  • Pilates
  • split
  • t'ai chi
  • train
  • warm
  • weight training

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exercise noun (PRACTICE)

C2 [ C ] an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happen:

Ships from eight navies will be taking part in an exercise in the Pacific to improve their efficiency in combat.
It would be a useful exercise for you to say the speech aloud several times.
an exercise in public relations

A2 [ C ] a short piece of written work that you do to practise something you are learning:

The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.

More examples

  • These mental exercises are designed to encourage creative thinking.
  • The cost of this exercise is proving a major hurdle.
  • Today we're going to work on an exercise that aims to improve your interpersonal skills.
  • One official dismissed the ceasefire as a mere propaganda exercise.
  • Environmentalists attacked the company's ad as a public-relations exercise.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Acting and acts

  • (your) every move idiom
  • -ation
  • act/do sth on your own responsibility idiom
  • action
  • activity
  • agency
  • ant
  • be up to sth idiom
  • feel
  • gambit
  • get around to sth
  • give yourself over/up to sth
  • go about sth
  • go about your business idiom
  • go through with sth
  • hand
  • manoeuvring
  • money
  • talk the talk idiom
  • up to

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Exams, tests & exercises

exercise noun (USE)

[ U ] formal the use of something:

The exercise of restraint may well be difficult.

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Using and misusing

  • adopt
  • adoption
  • advantage
  • avail
  • avail yourself of sth
  • be/go heavy on sth idiom
  • go into sth
  • go through sth
  • gobble sth up
  • heavy
  • make capital out of sth idiom
  • max
  • mine
  • unused
  • upcycle
  • upcycling
  • usable
  • usage
  • use
  • wear

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exercise noun (CEREMONY)

exercises [ plural ] US formal

a ceremony that includes speeches and usually traditional music or activities:

graduation exercises

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Ceremonies

  • cavalcade
  • ceremonial
  • ceremony
  • commemorate
  • commencement
  • hara-kiri
  • induction
  • initiate
  • investiture
  • knight
  • master of ceremonies
  • MC
  • nuptials
  • pageant
  • ritual
  • salute
  • solemnize
  • speech day
  • state occasion
  • troop

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exerciseverb

uk/ˈek.sə.saɪz/us/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/

exercise verb (DO HEALTHY ACTIVITY)

B1 [ I or T ] to do physical activities to make your body strong and healthy:

She exercises most evenings usually by running.
A work-out in the gym will exercise all the major muscle groups.

[ T ] If you exercise an animal, you make it walk or run so that it stays strong and healthy:

Now he's retired he spends most afternoons exercising his dogs.

More examples

  • Eat healthily and exercise regularly.
  • Aerobics is one of the most stimulating ways of exercising.
  • He would never exercise - he was terribly lazy.
  • If I have to exercise, I'd prefer walking or cycling to organized sport.
  • I try and keep in good shape by exercising every day.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Exercising & training

  • aerial yoga
  • Anti-Gravity yoga
  • barbell
  • bench press
  • benchpress
  • bodybuilding
  • calisthenics
  • cardio
  • cross-trainer
  • cross-training
  • crunch
  • firm sth up
  • limber
  • multigym
  • Pilates
  • split
  • t'ai chi
  • train
  • warm
  • weight training

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Walking and walkers

exercise verb (USE)

C2 [ T ] formal to use something:

I exercised my democratic right by not voting in the election.
Always exercise caution when handling radioactive substances.
We've decided to exercise the option (= use the part of a legal agreement) to buy the house we now lease.

More examples

  • We need to exercise some control on this situation before we find ourselves in serious trouble.
  • The security forces exercised great restraint by not responding to hostile attacks and threats.
  • The United Nations has exercised its authority to restore peace in the area.
  • Politicians these days seem less interested in exercising real influence on world events.
  • This piece of equipment doesn't exercise the shoulder and back muscles much.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Using and misusing

  • adopt
  • adoption
  • advantage
  • avail
  • avail yourself of sth
  • be/go heavy on sth idiom
  • go into sth
  • go through sth
  • gobble sth up
  • heavy
  • make capital out of sth idiom
  • max
  • mine
  • unused
  • upcycle
  • upcycling
  • usable
  • usage
  • use
  • wear

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Idiom(s)

exercise sb's mind

exerciseverb

uk/ˈeksəsaɪz/us

[ I or T ] to do physical activities to make your body strong and healthy:

This product is aimed at people who exercise on a regular basis.

[ T ] to use something such as a right or choice:

exercise a right/power/choice The landlord may exercise his right to review the rent.
exercise power/control/influence (over sth)
exercise an option

FINANCE to buy or sell the shares, etc. that are mentioned in an options contract (= an agreement giving the right to buy and sell shares in the future):

Anyone who exercised such an option would immediately lose money.

exercisenoun

uk/ˈeksəsaɪz/us

[ C or U ] physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy:

do/take exercise The office has a gym for those who like to do exercise in their lunch hour.
There are many types of equipment out there in the exercise market.
exercise equipment/machines

[ C ] an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happen:

10,000 scientists and businessmen took part in an exercise to identify technology trends.
The outing was arranged by the firm as part of a team-building exercise.
a cost-cutting exercise
a brainstorming exercise

[ U ] formal the use of something such as a right, choice, or power:

The document sets out guidelines on the exercise of voting rights.

[ U ] formal the act of doing a particular job:

Many journalists have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
the exercise of an option

FINANCE the act of buying or selling the shares, etc. that are mentioned in an options contract (= an agreement giving the right to buy and sell shares in the future):

Shares will be transferred within 28 days of the exercise of an option.
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