practise (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance
排演,排练
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we were rehearsing a radio play 我们最近在排练一个广播剧
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[no obj.]
she was rehearsing for her world tour .她正在为世界巡回演出进行排练。
 
supervise (a performer or group) that is practising in this way
监督(表演者或团体)排演
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he listened to Charlie rehearsing the band .他在听查理主持乐队排练。
 
mentally prepare or recite (words one intends to say)
(对要讲的话)默背,背诵
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he had rehearsed a thousand fine phrases .他已经背诵了1,000条隽语。
 
state (a list of points, especially those that have been made many times before); enumerate
屡次讲,反复讲;列举,历数
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criticisms of factory farming have been rehearsed often enough .对禽畜工厂化饲养的批评已经反复得够多了。
 
"Middle English (in the sense ‘repeat aloud’):  from Old French 




