[N-COUNT 可数名词]表演;演出 A performance involves entertaining an audience by doing something such as singing, dancing, or acting.
Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen.
在剧院里,他们正在演出比才的作品《卡门》。
...her performance as the betrayed Medea...
她所演绎的遭人背叛的美狄亚
The Festival Of Asian Arts & Music will include two days of live performances.
亚洲艺术音乐节将安排两天的现场表演。
2
[N-VAR 可变名词]表现;业绩;性能;运行情况 Someone's or something's performance is how successful they are or how well they do something.
[oft with poss]
That study looked at the performance of 18 surgeons...
那项研究调查了18名外科医生的工作表现。
The poor performance has been blamed on the recession and cheaper sports car imports...
业绩不佳的原因被归咎于经济衰退和低价跑车的进口。
The job of the new director-general was to ensure that performance targets were met.
新主管的任务是确保实现业绩目标。
3
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](汽车的)性能 A car's performance is its ability to go fast and to increase its speed quickly.
4
[ADJ 形容词]See also:
high-performance
;性能卓越的;高性能的 A performance car is one that can go very fast and can increase its speed very quickly.
[ADJ n]
5
[N-SING 单数名词]执行;履行;做The performance of a task is the fact or action of doing it.
[usu the N of n]
He devoted in excess of seventy hours a week to the performance of his duties...
为了完成任务,他每周工作70多个小时。
The people believe that the performance of this ritual is the will of the Great Spirit.
该部族的人认为举行这种仪式是大神的意志。
6
[N-SING 单数名词]复杂的事情;麻烦事 You can describe something that is or looks complicated or difficult to do as a performance .
[usu a N]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The whole process is quite a performance...
整个过程相当复杂。
She made a big performance of sprinkling all the spices on.
她费了不少劲才把所有的香料都撒在上面。
7
a repeat performance→see:
repeat
;
Oxford
per·form·ance★/pəˈfɔːməns; NAmEpərˈfɔːrməns/noun1★[countable ]the act of performing a play, concert or some other form of entertainment 表演;演出◆The performance starts at seven.演出七点开始。◆an evening performance晚场演出◆a performance of Ravel's String Quartet拉威尔弦乐四重奏的演出◆a series of performances by the Kirov Ballet基洛夫芭蕾舞团的系列演出◆one of the band's rare live performances那个乐队少见的一次现场演出☞collocationsat
music
2★[countable ]the way a person performs in a play, concert, etc. 艺术上的表现;演技◆She gave thegreatest performanceof her career. 她做了演艺生涯中最精彩的表演。◆an Oscar-winning performance from Kate Winslet凯特 · 温斯莱特荣获奥斯卡奖的演出☞collocationsat
cinema
3★[uncountable , countable ]how well or badly you do sth; how well or badly sth works 表现;性能;业绩;工作情况◆the country's economic performance国家的经济状况◆It was an impressive performance by the French team.那是法国队一次令人叹服的表现。◆The new management techniques aim to improve performance.新的管理技术旨在提高效率。◆He criticized the recent poor performance of the company.他批评公司近期业绩不佳。◆high-performance(= very powerful)cars 高性能汽车◆performance indicators(= things that show how well or badly sth is working)性能指标☞compare
pay-for-performance
,
performance-related
4[uncountable , singular ]( formal) the act or process of performing a task, an action, etc. 做;执行;履行◆She has shown enthusiasm in the performance of her duties.她在工作中表现出对工作的热忱。◆He did not want a repeat performanceof the humiliating defeat he had suffered. 他不想让失败的耻辱重演。5[singular ]( informal) ( especially BrE) an act that involves a lot of effort or trouble, sometimes when it is not necessary (不必要的)麻烦,忙乱SYN
carry-on
◆It's such a performance getting the children off to school in the morning.早上打发孩子上学可要忙乱一阵子呢 。performanceperformancesper·form·ance/pəˈfɔːməns; NAmEpərˈfɔːrməns/
1[countable]when someone performs a play or a piece of musicperformance of Their performance of Mozart’s Concerto in E flat was finely controlled and dramatic. This evening’s performance will begin at 8.00 pm.2[countable, uncountable] how well or badly a person, company etc does a particular job or activity: Sean’s performance at school has greatly improved. I was impressed by the team’s performance. The country’s economic performance so far this year has been good. Shareholders blamed him for the company’s poor performance. her disappointing performance in the Olympics Exam results are used as performance indicators (=things that show how well something is done) for schools.3[uncountable] the act of doing a piece of work, duty etcperformance of the performance of his official duties4[uncountable] how well a car or other machine works: The car’s performance on mountain roads was impressive. an imaging system using high-performance (=very effective) technology5a performance British English spoken a process that takes a lot of unnecessary time and effort: Shopping at the markets turned out to be quite a performance.COLLOCATIONSverbsgive a performance· Samuel Jackson gives a terrific performance as Elijah.turn in/deliver a performance (=give a performance)· Both actors turn in great performances.· In the role of Carmen, Ms Leblanc delivered a quite exquisite performance.go to a performance (also attend a performance formal)· We can go to the evening performance if you prefer.· The Princess attended a performance of The Magic Flute at the London Coliseum.adjectivesa fine/great performance· There are fine performances by Kathy Bates and Daryl Hannah.a memorable performance (=good and easy to remember)· There were memorable performances from Madonna and U2.a brilliant/magnificent/superb performance· Rogers gave a brilliant performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1.a virtuoso performance (=one showing great skill)· He delivered a virtuoso performance as The Phantom Of The Opera.a live performance (=one performed for people who are watching)· This is the band’s first live performance since last year.a solo performance (=one performed by a single musician, not a group)· Young’s solo performances are often his most effective.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘have a performance’ or ‘make a performance’. Say give a performance.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesgood· England needs to produce another good performance against France.strong· The performance of the retail sector continues to be strong.poor· Why is his performance in school so poor?disappointing· The country’s recent economic performance has been disappointing.lacklustre (=not good or impressive)· The team must improve on Saturday’s lacklustre performance.economic performance· Its economic performance has not matched that of other countries.financial performance· Our overall financial performance has improved.verbsimprove somebody’s performance· These changes significantly improve the performance of the engine.produce a performance· Tiger Woods produced one of the best performances of his career.put in/up a (good/bad etc) performance· Liverpool put in a marvellous performance in the second half.assess somebody’s performance (=judge how good or bad it is)· Banks assess the performance and prospects of firms before lending.monitor somebody’s performance· The children's performance at school is continually monitored.performance + NOUNperformance indicators (=things that show how well someone or something is doing)· We use a set of performance indicators to assess the level of progress.performance targets· Several train operators failed to meet the performance targets.
open
www.ankiedu.club
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.