| 单词 | exercise |
| 例句 | exercise noun 1.•exercise improves your heart:physical activity, a workout, working out | gymnastics, sports, games, physical education, physical training, aerobics, body conditioning, calisthenics | informal phys ed. 2.•his translation exercises:task, piece of work, problem, assignment, activity | Music étude. 3.•the exercise of professional skill:use, utilization, employment | practice, application. 4. (exercises) •military exercises:maneuvers, operations | war games.▶verb 1.•she exercised every day:work out, do exercises, train | informal pump iron. 2.•he must learn to exercise patience:use, employ, make use of, utilize | practice, apply.WORD NOTE sexercise There is a case for this word replacing exercise altogether. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the secondary meaning of an "exercise designed to enhance sexual attractiveness or improve sexual performance," but it is hard to think of a form of "personal exercise" which aims at anything else. It has a more specific definition, however; that of sexual activity "perceived as exercise." Of all the pointless mid-twentieth-century additions to our workout vocabularies, this is the most worthy of continuation in the language. — ZSConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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