詞彙精選：exercise的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

運動，鍛鍊 [U,C]

例句：

Temperance and exercise conduce to good health.

節制與運動有益於健康。

例句：

You must quit smoking. Most important of all, you should start taking exercise.

你必須戒菸，更重要的是，你該開始運動。

練習，習題 [C]

例句：

Do the vocabulary exercise at the end of the chapter.

做這一章末尾的詞彙練習。

例句：

For your homework tonight, you'll have to finish the exercise on page34.

你們今晚的作業要完成第34頁的習題。

【軍】演習，操練 [C]

例句：

Praised as a heroine by many, others denounced her rescue as a staged event used by Pentagon officials as a propaganda exercise.

許多人稱她爲英雄，也有人公開指責說林奇的獲救就像一出舞臺戲，被五角大樓官員們用作宣傳演習。

例句：

Pyongyang has accused U.S. of using the joint military exercise to provoke war.

朝鮮指責美國舉行聯合軍事演習意在挑起戰爭。

（特定的）活動，行動

例句：

It has become a threat to democracy and may render the presidential election an exercise in futility.

這是對民主本質的一大威脅，可能使總統選舉成爲有名無實的民主活動。

例句：

Unending subclassifications of tumors and morphologic grading have generally proved to be a sterile pathologic exercise.

對腫瘤進行無止境的分類和形態學分級證明都是一種毫無效果的病理學活動。

（權力，權利等的）行使，運用

例句：

The government must be careful in its exercise of power.

政府在行使其權力時必須小心謹慎。

【美】儀式，典禮

例句：

Any investigation of this type, which is a political exercise, requires a showcase villain.

這類調查是一種政治儀式，每次都得有拉出來示衆的反面角色。

例句：

Graduation exercises are usually held in June.

畢業典禮通常在六月舉行。

v.

鍛鍊，操練，練習 [T]

例句：

Doctor’s careful work has won schoolmate's affirmation, simultaneously activity itself has also exercised everybody.

醫生細緻、認真的工作贏得了同學的肯定，同時活動本身也鍛鍊了大家。

運用，行使 [T]

例句：

The King cannot exercise much political power.

這國王沒有很大的政治權利。

例句：

She exercised her intelligence to solve the problem.

她運用智慧解決了這一問題。

練習；運動 [I]

例句：

I think you should exercise more.

我認爲你應該多運動運動。

二、詞義辨析：

drill,exercise,practice,training,discipline

這些名詞都有“練習、訓練、鍛鍊”之意。drill側重進行有系統的，嚴格和重複的練習。exercise主要指爲強壯體魄而進行的鍛鍊，也可指進行練習以保持已經獲得的技巧。practice指把所學的理論或知識用於實踐以獲得技藝與技巧。training普通用詞，泛指爲從事某種職業而進行的身體或智力方面的訓練。discipline既可指訓練又可指爲達到某種熟練程度而進行的約束。

三、相關短語：

physical exercise

體育鍛煉

neck exercise

頸項功，頸項功

四、參考例句：

I should exercise more.

我應該多鍛鍊一些。

Moderate exercise is indicated.

適量的運動也是需要的。

No time to exercise

沒時間運動？

Exercise keeps you supple.

經常鍛鍊可使身體靈活。

I never do any exercise.

我從不做任何運動。

Exercise tones up your body.

鍛鍊使身體結實強健。

The exercise is that difficult!

練習題那麼難！

Exercise tones up the muscles.

運動使肌肉結實。

Exercise will strengthen your body.

運動會使你身體強健。

They prefer to exercise solo.

他們更喜歡獨自鍛鍊。