performance [UK]/pə'fɔ:.mənts/ [US]/pɚ'fɔ:r-/ noun DO 做 E [C or U] * how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity 工作情况；业绩；表现；工作性能
1. Some athletes take drugs to improve their performance. 有些运动员为了提升表现而服用药物。
2. High- performance (= Fast, powerful and easy to control) cars are the most expensive. 性能卓越的汽车价格最高。
3. This was a very impressive performance by the young player, who scored 12 points within the first 10 minutes. 那位年轻球员的表现十分出色，在开赛10分钟内就得了12分。
[UK]/pə'fɔ:.mənts/ [US]/pɚ'fɔ:r-/ noun ENTERTAINMENT 娱乐 I [C] * the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting or playing music 表演，演出
1. a performance of Arthur Miller's play, 'The Crucible' 上演的亚瑟•米勒的戏剧《激情年代》
2. She gave a superb performance as Lady Macbeth. 她出色地扮演了马克白夫人。
a performance mainly UK informal * an action or type of behaviour that involves a lot of attention to detail or to small matters that are not important 麻烦，苦差事
1. Cleaning the oven is such a performance. 清理烤箱真是一件苦差。
2. What a performance! Please stop shouting! 成何体统！请别再大喊大叫了！
a repeat performance * when an event or a situation happens again 再次发生；重演
1. The police hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year, when the festivities turned into rioting. 警方希望避免去年庆典演变成暴动的事件再次发生。
柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - performance
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1.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.
【搭配模式】：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.
【搭配模式】：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.
【搭配模式】：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 .
【搭配模式】：usu a N
【语域标签】：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.
☞ performance per·form·ance / pE5fC:mEns; NAmE pEr5fC:rm- / noun1.[C] 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 2.[C] the way a person performs in a play, concert, etc. 艺术上的表现；演技: She gave the greatest performance of her career. 她做了演艺生涯中最精彩的表演。 an Oscar-winning performance from Al Pacino 阿尔 · 帕西诺荣获奥斯卡奖的演出 3.[U, C] 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 performance-related pay (= the money that you earn that depends on how well you do your job) 绩效工资 4.[U, sing.] (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 performance of the humiliating defeat he had suffered. 他不想让失败的耻辱重演。 5.[sing.] (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 。
牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - performance
performance noun
1. sth performed
• ADJECTIVElive | public | evening, matinee | amateur, professional | cameo (esp. BrE) | solo | debut | repeatThe party is dreading a repeat ~ of its defeat in the last election. | ballet, concert, dance, dramatic, musical, opera, theatrical, vocalThe singer is renowned for his live concert ~s. | benefit, charity (esp. BrE) | school
• VERB + PERFORMANCEgive, put on, stageThe company is putting on a ~ of the popular musical ‘Cats’. | attend, go to | see, watch
• PREPOSITIONin~The course aims to develop the children's appreciation of music in ~.
2. way in which sth is done
• ADJECTIVEbrilliant, convincing, dazzling, electrifying (esp. BrE), excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fine, good, great, impressive, inspired, magnificent, outstanding, remarkable, sparkling (esp. BrE), standout, stellar, sterling (esp. , formal), stunning, superb, terrific, virtuoso, wonderfulThe recording gives the most convincing ~ of Stravinsky's ‘Rite’ to date. | Finney gives a virtuoso ~ as a psychopath. | powerful, strongthe country's strong economic ~ over the last two years | solid | creditable (esp. BrE) | flawless, polished | gutsy, spirited | energetic | bad, disappointing, dismal, lacklustre/lackluster, poor, weak | mediocre | satisfactory | improved | consistent | central (esp. BrE)
Mel Gibson's central ~ in the movie as Hamlet | memorable | all-around (AmE), all-round (BrE), overallHe got top marks for overall academic ~. | business, economic, financial, sales | academic, school | environmental | athletic | team (esp. BrE)
• VERB + PERFORMANCEdeliver, give, produce, put in (esp. BrE)
The band gave a great ~ at the festival. | The team put in an excellent ~. | affect, influence | hinder, impair | boost, improve | analyse/analyze, assess, evaluate, measure | monitor, track
• PERFORMANCE + NOUNbenchmark, indicator, level, parameter, standardThe agency has developed a set of core ~ indicators to compare schools. | appraisal, assessment, evaluation, measure, measurement, review | goal, target | bonus, incentive | rating, score | enhancement, improvement | enhancer | style
• PREPOSITION~asher fine ~ as Ophelia | ~fromThe movie has a great ~ from Jack Lemmon. | ~onhis flawless ~ on the piano
• PHRASESa level of ~, a measure of ~, a standard of ~to maintain a high level of ~ | the quality of a ~The quality of his ~ was unmatched. | on past ~Sales forecasts were based on past ~. | the proper ~ of your duties (BrE)
write … He's written a new Broadway musical. | do … , perform … , present … , produce … , put on … , stage … The drama club is doing a show. | We are proud to present the play ‘Rocket to the Moon’. | direct … She is directing ‘La Traviata’ at La Scala next year. | act in … , appear in … , perform in … , sing in … , star in … He starred in the musical ‘Mamma Mia’. | rehearse … , rehearse for … We had no time to rehearse for the play. | go to the … How often do you go to the theatre/theater? | see … Have you seen that new production of ‘Macbeth’? | … opens‘The Nutcracker’ opens in December. | … plays, … runsThe show has been playing to packed houses. | The show ran for years on Broadway. | … closesThe musical closes this week after a record number of performances. | a play/show foldsThe play folded after poor reviews. | at the … We met at the opera. | in a/the … the characters in the play | … bya comedy by Molière
牛津英语同义词学习词典 - performance
performance
noun
performance ♦︎ show ♦︎ production ♦︎ display ♦︎ act ♦︎ spectacleThese are all words for an occasion on which a play, concert or some other form of entertainment is performed.这些词均表示演出、表演。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a performance / a show / a production / a display / an act / a spectacle◆at a performance / show / production / display / spectacle◆during a performance / a show / a display / an act◆a great performance / show / display / spectacle◆a brilliant / superb performance / show / production / display◆a magnificent performance / display / spectacle◆a live performance / show / production / act◆a stage performance / show / production◆a public performance / display / spectacle◆a / an amateur / professional performance / show / production◆a musical performance / show / production / act◆to do a performance / a show / a production / an act◆to put on / stage a performance / show / production / display◆to perform a show / an act◆to see a performance / a show / a production / a display / an act◆to watch a performance / show / production / display■performance [countable] an occasion on which a play, concert or some other form of entertainment is performed演出；表演◆They gave a magnificent performance of Ravel's String Quartet.他们演出的拉威尔弦乐四重奏很精彩。◆Please refrain from talking during the performance.演出中请勿交谈。 see also perform ⇨ playverb3■show [countable] a theatre performance, especially one that includes singing and dancing演出；歌舞表演◆This one-man show had the audience falling about with laughter.这场单人表演让观众笑得前仰后合。◆She's the star of the show!她是这场演出的明星！ see also show ⇨ concert■production [countable] a film, play or broadcast that is prepared for the public（电影、戏剧或广播节目的）上映，上演，播出◆She's currently performing in a new production of 'King Lear'.她目前正在出演一部新版《李尔王》。ⓘ Production is most often used to talk about plays and musicals. * production最常指戏剧和音乐剧。 see also produce ⇨ playverb3■display [countable] an act of performing a skill or of showing sth happening, in order to entertain people展示；表演◆Most of the local people attended the firework display.当地人大都去看了烟花表演。◆We watched a breathtaking display of aerobatics.我们观看了一场惊险的特技飞行表演。■act [countable] one of several short pieces of entertainment in a show一段表演◆The show includes clowns and other circus acts.演出包括小丑和其他马戏表演。■spectacle ˈspektəkl [countable, uncountable] a performance or event that is very impressive and exciting to look at精彩的表演；壮观的场面◆The carnival parade was a magnificent spectacle.狂欢节游行场面热闹壮观。 see also spectacular ⇨ impressive
新牛津英语同义词词典 - performance
performance
noun 1there are two evening performances SHOW , production, showing, presentation, entertainment, staging, act; concert, recital; Brit. house; informal gig.
2their performance of Mozart's concerto in E flat was beautifully judged RENDITION , rendering, interpretation, account, playing, acting, representation, staging.
3the continual performance of a single task reduces a man to the level of a machine CARRYING OUT , execution, discharge, conducting, conduct, effecting, accomplishment, achievement, completion, fulfilment, dispatch, implementation; rare effectuation.
4the hardware is put through tests which assess the performance of the processor FUNCTIONING , working, operation, running, behaviour, capabilities, capability, capacity, power, potential.
5he had to come here and tell you all about it and make a great performance of it FUSS , fuss and bother, production, palaver, parade, scene, display, exhibition; informal song and dance, to-do, hoo-ha, ballyhoo, business, pantomime, hoopla; Brit. informal carry-on; NZ informal bobsy-die.
