exercise
noun uk/ˈek.sə.saɪz/ us/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/
(HEALTHY ACTIVITY)
A2 [ C or U ]体育活动;锻炼;运动
physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy
Swimming is my favourite form of exercise. 我最喜欢的锻炼方式是游泳。
You really should take more exercise. 你真的应该多进行体育锻炼。
I do stomach exercises most days. 大多数时候我做锻炼腹肌的运动。
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- 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.
(PRACTICE)
C2 [ C ]练习；训练；演习
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. 来自8个国家的海军军舰将参加在太平洋举行的军事演习，以提高其作战效率。
It would be a useful exercise for you to say the speech aloud several times. 大声朗读几遍演讲稿，将会有助于你发挥。
an exercise in public relations 公共关系方面的演练
A2 [ C ]习题;练习
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. 该书每一章的后面都有练习题。
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- 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.
(USE)
[ U ] formal行使;运用;使用
the use of something
The exercise of restraint may well be difficult. 保持克制可能是件很难的事。
(CEREMONY)
exercises [ plural ] US formal 典礼;仪式
a ceremony that includes speeches and usually traditional music or activities
graduation exercises 毕业典礼
He invited his grandparents to attend the commencement exercises at Cornell University to see him graduate.
The school held its 164th commencement exercises yesterday.
They volunteered to escort new students to the auditorium for convocation exercises.
exercise
verb uk/ˈek.sə.saɪz/ us/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/
(DO HEALTHY ACTIVITY)
B1 [ I or T ]锻炼;运动
to do physical activities to make your body strong and healthy
She exercises most evenings usually by running. 她几乎每天晚上都去锻炼，通常是跑步。
A work-out in the gym will exercise all the major muscle groups. 健身房里做的健身运动能使所有主要肌群都得到锻炼。
[ T ]遛（动物）
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. 他已经退休了，下午的时间大都花在了遛狗上。
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- 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.
(USE)
C2 [ T ] formal行使;运用;使用
to use something
I exercised my democratic right by not voting in the election. 在选举中，我通过拒不投票的方式来行使我的民主权利。
Always exercise caution when handling radioactive substances. 处理放射性物质时要时刻小心谨慎。
We've decided to exercise the option (= use the part of a legal agreement) to buy the house we now lease. 我们已经决定行使合同赋予的买卖选择权，买下我们现在租住的房子。
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- 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.
Idiom
exercise someone's mindidiom formal 使担忧；使烦恼；使不安
to worry you
The whole situation is exercising our minds greatly. 整个局势使我们大伤脑筋。