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

業務活動，工作；宗教活動

the practice of internal medicine.

內科業務

I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.

我終于認識到自己不得不改變對醫務工作的看法。

2、appointment

任命；委派；指派

His appointment to the Cabinet would please the right-wing.

他被任命為內閣成員會讓右翼黨派很高興。

his appointment as foreign minister in 1985.

在1985年他被委任為外交部長

約會；約定

She has an appointment with her accountant.

她和她的會計約好了見面。

I made an appointment to see a specialist.

我約好去見一位專家。