/rɪˈhɜ:sl ||; rɪˈhɝsḷ/noun [C,U] the time when you practise a play, dance, piece of music, etc before you perform it to other people （戏剧、舞蹈、音乐等的）排练，排演，彩排: a dress rehearsal (= when all the actors wear their stage clothes) 彩排（正式演出前的化装排演） ➔rehearse /rɪˈhɜ:s ||; rɪˈhɝs/ verb [I,T] rehearse (for sth)