形容词

1. 实际的；实用的
The practical aspects of something involve real situations and events, rather than just ideas and theories.

2. （人）明智的，注重实效的，务实的
You describe people as practical when they make sensible decisions and deal effectively with problems.

3. （意见和方法）切实有效的，可行的
Practical ideas and methods are likely to be effective or successful in a real situation.

4. （衣物等）实用的，适合特定用途的
You can describe clothes and things in your house as practical when they are suitable for a particular purpose rather than just being fashionable or attractive.

5. 实验课；实践课；实验考核
A practical is an examination or a lesson in which you make things or do experiments rather than simply writing answers to questions.

1. having or put to a practical purpose or use

e.g. practical mathematics
practical applications of calculus

2. concerned with actual use or practice

e.g. he is a very practical person
the idea had no practical application
a practical knowledge of Japanese
woodworking is a practical art

3. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

e.g. a hardheaded appraisal of our position
a hard-nosed labor leader
completely practical in his approach to business
not ideology but pragmatic politics

Synonym: hardheadedhard-nosedpragmatic