1、practice
通常做法;常規;慣例
Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany.
一些公司把工人薪水減至低于合同規定的水平,這種做法在德國是非法的
。Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.
戈登·布朗已要求對銀行的慣例做法進行公開調查
。練習;訓練
She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day.
她每天都帶3個女兒進行籃球訓練
。the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician.
從初學者成長為有造詣的音樂家所必需的艱苦訓練
診所;律師事務所
The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived.
新開的診所離我住的地方有幾英里遠
。My law practice isn't the most important thing in my life, you know.
你知道,我的律師事務所不是我生活里最重要的事情
。2、provocative
挑釁的;煽動的;激怒的;刺激的
He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他近些年發表了一連串直言不諱、有時帶煽動性的演說
。His behavior was called provocative and antisocial.
他的行為被認為是煽動性的和反社會的
。激發性欲的;挑逗的
Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
一些青少年可能相比同齡人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性
。