1、practice
通常做法;常规;惯例
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减至低于合同规定的水平,这种做法在德国是非法的。
Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.
戈登·布朗已要求对银行的惯例做法进行公开调查。
练习;训练
She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day.
她每天都带3个女儿进行篮球训练。
the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician.
从初学者成长为有造诣的音乐家所必需的艰苦训练
诊所;律师事务所
The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived.
新开的诊所离我住的地方有几英里远。
My law practice isn't the most important thing in my life, you know.
你知道,我的律师事务所不是我生活里最重要的事情。
2、provocative
挑衅的;煽动的;激怒的;刺激的
He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他近些年发表了一连串直言不讳、有时带煽动性的演说。
His behavior was called provocative and antisocial.
他的行为被认为是煽动性的和反社会的。
激发性欲的;挑逗的
Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
一些青少年可能相比同龄人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性。











