Tra từ practical - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

prac·tical [practical practicals] adjective, noun BrE [ˈpræktɪkl] NAmE [ˈpræktɪkl]
adjective

CONNECTED WITH REAL THINGS
1. connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories
•to have gained practical experience of the work
•practical advice/help/support
•practical problems
• There are some obvious practical applications of the research.
•In practical terms, it means spending less.
•From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live.
compare ↑theoretical

LIKELY TO WORK
2. (of an idea, a method or a course of action)right or sensible; likely to be successful
Syn: ↑workable
• It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend.
• It was difficult to find a practical solution to the problem.
Opp: ↑impractical

USEFUL
3. (of things)useful or suitable
•a practical little car, ideal for the city
• Cool, loose-fitting clothes are practical in a hot climate.
Opp: ↑impractical

SENSIBLE
4. (of a person)sensible and realistic
• Let's be practical and work out the cost first.
Opp: ↑impractical

GOOD AT MAKING THINGS
5. (of a person)good at making or repairing things
Syn: ↑handy
• Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house.

ALMOST TOTAL
6. only before noun almost complete or total
Syn: ↑virtual
• She married a practical stranger.
•They're a practical certainty to win the game.

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’) + ↑-al.

Thesaurus:
practical adj.
1.
•There are some obvious practical applications of the research.
applied • • experimental • |informal hands-on • |formal empirical •
Opp: theoretical
practical/applied/experimental/empirical knowledge
practical/hands-on experience
a/an practical/experimental/empirical investigation
2.
•We need to find a practical solution.
realistic • • feasible • • workable • • achievable • • possible • |especially business viable •
Opp: impractical
a practical/realistic/feasible/workable/viable solution/policy/plan
a practical/realistic/feasible/viable means
a practical/realistic/workable/viable alternative
3.
•It's a practical little car— ideal for the city.
convenient • • useful • • functional • |informal handy •
Opp: impractical
practical/useful/handy tips/hints
highly practical/convenient/useful/functional
4. (usually approving)
•Let's be practical and work out the cost.
realistic • • no-nonsense • • matter-of-fact • • down-to-earth • • level-headed • |especially written pragmatic •
Opp: impractical
be practical/realistic/matter-of-fact/down-to-earth/pragmatic about sth
a practical/realistic/no-nonsense/matter-of-fact/down-to-earth/level-headed/pragmatic approach
a practical/down-to-earth/level-headed person

Example Bank:
•I'll do something practical now and answer some mail.
•It's time to get practical!
•She always adopted a severely practical tone.
•a feature that makes the system more practical
•From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live.
•In practical terms, it means spending less.
•It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend.
•It's a practical little car— ideal for the city.
•Let's be practical and work out the cost first.
•Travel by boat was often faster and more practical than travel along the primitive roads.
•a practical alternative/approach/measure/method/option/possibility/proposition
•practical advice/help/support
•practical problems/difficulties
Idiom: ↑for practical purposes

noun (BrE, informal)
a lesson or an exam in science or technology in which students have to do or make things, not just read or write about them
•a biology practical
• The second part of the exam is a three-hour practical.

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’) + ↑-al.

Example Bank:
•I passed the written exam but failed the practical.
•The course involves lectures, demonstrations and practicals.