rehearse

动词 v.
[ɹɪˈhɜːs]    /ɹɪˈhɝs/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. transitive
    — There’s no need to rehearse the same old argument; we’ve heard it before, and we all agree.
  2. To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount. transitive
    — The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
  3. To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater. ambitransitive
    — The main actors spent on average two hours a day rehearsing before the first night.
  4. To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. transitive
    — The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.
  5. To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.
    — The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story.

词形变化

rehearses present,singular,third-person rehearsing participle,present rehearsed participle,past rehearsed past

词源

From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).
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