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

业务活动，工作；宗教活动

the practice of internal medicine.

内科业务

I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.

我终于认识到自己不得不改变对医务工作的看法。

2、appointment

任命；委派；指派

His appointment to the Cabinet would please the right-wing.

他被任命为内阁成员会让右翼党派很高兴。

his appointment as foreign minister in 1985.

在1985年他被委任为外交部长

约会；约定

She has an appointment with her accountant.

她和她的会计约好了见面。

I made an appointment to see a specialist.

我约好去见一位专家。