1. C U 运动，锻炼　 (a) use of any part of the body or mind so as to strengthen and improve it
2. C 练习，习题　 a question or set of questions of
3. U 使用，应用　 use or application
4. P 演习，操练　 series of movements or operations for training troops, etc.

　carry out an ～　进行练习
　come by ～　来自练习
　do ～s　做练习
　engage in ～　从事体育训练，进行操练
　get ～　进行运动
　go in for ～　参加体育运动
　have an ～　做练习
　need more ～　需要多锻炼
　neglect one's ～(s)　忽视练习
　perform an ～　表演操
　practise vocal ～s　练声
　repeat an ～　反复练习
　work at one's ～s　做练习
　bodily ～　身体训练
　daily ～　日常练习，日常锻炼
　free ～　自由体操
　fruitful ～　有功效的练习
　gymnastic ～s　体操
　hard ～　刻苦练习
　mental ～　智力训练
　military ～s　军事演习
　open-air ～s　户外运动
　painful ～　苦练，艰苦的训练
　physical ～　体育锻炼，体操
　pointless ～　无针对性的练习，无意义的练习
　profitable ～　有益的练习
　regular ～　经常操练
　setting-up ～　热身操
　vocal ～　声乐练习
　closing ～s　结业式，闭幕式
　graduating ～s　毕业典礼
　opening ～s　开幕仪式
　broadcast ～s　广播操
　field ～　野外练习
　flexibility ～　柔软操
　floor ～　自由体操
　morning ～s　晨操
　relaxation ～　放松操
　setting-up ～s　健身操
　spelling ～　拼写练习
　commencement ～s　学位授予典礼
　graduation ～s　毕业典礼
　by ～　靠练习
　by the ～ of industry　依靠勤奋
　in the ～ of one's duties　在执行任务时
　a form of ～　某种运动方式
　～ in　在…方面的练习
　～ in grammar　语法练习
　～ in spelling　拼写练习
　～ of local initiative　地方积极性的发挥
　～ of the memory　记忆力的训练
　～ on the piano　钢琴练习

　Moderate exercise will benefit you.　适当的锻炼对你有好处。
　A child's exercise and rest should balance each other.　孩子的运动和休息应彼此均衡。
　He advises that she take more exercise.　他建议她多锻炼身体。
　I've disciplined myself to do two hours of exercise every day.　我坚持每天锻炼两个小时。
　He believes in getting plenty of exercise.　他相信充分的运动必有益处。
　His back strengthened with exercise.　经过锻炼，他变得腰背结实。
　The underweight child has begun to fill out after regular exercises.　这个偏瘦的孩子在进行了一段有规律的锻炼后开始长壮了。
　We benefit from daily exercise.　我们从每天做操中得到益处。
　The prisoners are allowed out for half an hour's exercise each day.　囚犯们每天可以在户外活动半小时。
　You've fattened out during the winter, you should take some exercises to lose weight.　经过一冬天，你又长胖了，该运动运动减减肥了。
　Doing crosswords gives the mind some exercise.　做纵横字谜游戏能锻炼脑筋。
　Bring your running shoes along, and we'll get some exercise.　把你的跑鞋带来，我们要进行训练。
　Check your exercises against the key after finishing them.　做完练习后对照正确答案检查一下。
　We don't remember the teacher assigning these exercises.　我们不记得老师布置过这些练习。
　The teacher rubbed the exercises off.　老师把练习擦掉了。
　It will save the student from wasting his time in exercises.　这可使学生不至于把时间浪费在做练习上。
　Let's go through the exercises.　咱们把这些练习做完。
　The teacher set the class various exercises.　老师叫学生们做各种练习。
　Skill comes by exercise.　熟能生巧。
　Cage forgave her brother for tearing off a page from her exercise book.　凯奇的弟弟从她练习本上撕了一页，她原谅了他。
　The exercise of patience is essential in diplomatic negotiations.　在外交谈判中，重要的是要有耐性。
　His stories showed considerable exercise of the imagination.　他的故事颇具创意。
　Voting is the exercise of a civil right.　选举是行使公民权利。
　The soldiers were sent to the north for two weeks on an exercise.　士兵们被派往北方进行为期3周的演习。

 ♣ exercise, practice
　参见practice条。

　exercise　的复数形式在美式英语中还可表示各种“典礼，仪式”，在英国则限于指宗教的“典礼，仪式”。例如：

1. vt. & vi.锻炼，训练，练习　 take exercise; go through exercises; train
2. vt.运用，行使　 employ; make use of; carry out in action; perform

　～ authority　行使职权
　～ brain　动脑筋
　～ duty　履行责任
　～ influence　施加影响
　～ initiative　发挥主动性
　～ intelligence　运用智慧
　～ judicial power　行使司法权
　～ mutual supervision　实行相互监督
　～ one's muscles　锻炼肌肉
　～ one's power　行使权力
　～ one's special talents　发挥专长
　～ pressure　施加压力
　～ recruits　训练新兵
　～ constantly　经常锻炼
　～ enough　运动量够
　～ greatly　极为忧伤
　～ hard　刻苦锻炼
　～ more　多运动
　～ strenuously　刻苦锻炼
　～ unremittingly　坚持不懈地锻炼
　～ vigorously　刻苦锻炼
　be ～ed about　为…而担忧
　～ in　练习…
　～ in skating　练习滑冰

　He exercised and his health gradually improved.　他进行锻炼，身体慢慢好了起来。
　You don't exercise enough.　你运动不够。
　We should constantly exercise our muscles.　我们应当经常锻炼肌肉。
　He tried to exercise his stiff leg.　他努力锻炼他那条僵直的腿。
　We should exercise our strength.　我们应该锻炼体力。
　The mayor exercises the duties and powers of his office.　市长履行其职责，行使其职权。
　The problem is exercising our mind.　这个问题使我们伤脑筋。
　This problem exercised the best brains in the tourist industry.　这个问题使旅游业最好的谋划组织者大伤脑筋。
　He exercised his ingenuity to devise a time-saving method.　他开动脑筋去想一个节省时间的办法。

 ♣ be exercised about
　为…担忧　worry about
　I am very much exercised about the shortcomings of my son.　对于我儿子的缺点我深为担忧。
　He is very much exercised about his health.　他很担心自己的健康。
　He was exercised about the loss of time.　他为时间的浪费感到不安。
 ♣ exercise oneself in　(v.+pron.+prep.)
　训练〔练习〕…　make oneself practise regularly
　He exercises himself in fencing every day.　他每天练习剑术。
　He exercises himself in boxing once a week.　他每星期练习一次拳击。
　She exercises herself in drawing every day.　她每天练习画画。
　All student teachers should be exercised in the new methods of reading instruction.　所有实习教师都应该练习使用新阅读讲授法。
　If the horses are exercised in jumping the fences every day, they will give no trouble in the actual race.　如果每天让马练习跳横栏，这样这些横栏在实际赛马中就不会形成什么障碍了。
 ♣ exercise over　(v.+prep.)
　控制　control
　Can't you exercise your influence over the boy to get him to behave better?　难道你不能对这个孩子严加管教，让他规矩点吗?
　Many people think that the government exercises too much power over people's ordinary activities.　很多人认为政府对人们的日常生活限制太多。

 ♣ exercise, drill, practise, train
　参见drill条。

　我想练习扔手榴弹。
　［误］ I want to exercise throwing hand-grenades.
　［正］ I want to exercise myself in throwing hand-grenades.
　［析］ exercise作“练习”解时，其宾语应为人（多为反身代词），而练习内容应由介词in引出。

　［同义词］ n. training, practice, application, employment, exertion, operation, use, drill v. drill, practise, train
　［词源］　古法语exercice<拉丁语exercitium