| 词汇 | perform |
| 释义 | performWord family noun performance performer performance artperforming artsadjective performing performableperformativeperformingverb perform Performing per·form /pəˈfɔːm $ pərˈfɔːrm/ ●●● S3 W2 verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]APPERFORM to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play or playing a piece of music 表演，演出 Chenier and the band are performing at the Silver Palace tomorrow. 车尼尔和乐队明天将在银宫演出。 The children perform two plays each school year. 孩子们一学年表演两部话剧。 Do not use perform to say what person an actor pretends to be in a play, film etc. Use play: John Wayne played (NOT performed) a Roman soldier in the film. 表示演员在戏剧、电影等中扮演某角色，不用 perform，要用 play: John Wayne played (不说 performed) a Roman soldier in the film. 约翰·韦恩在那部电影中扮演一名罗马士兵。 2 [transitiveT]DO to do something, especially something difficult or useful 做；执行；履行；实行〔尤指有难度或有用的事〕 SYN carry out Surgeons performed an emergency operation. 外科医生做了一个急诊手术。 The official opening ceremony was performed by Princess Margaret. 官方开幕式由玛 格丽特公主主持。 perform a study/experiment/analysis etc An analysis of the survey data was performed. 对调查数据进行了分析。 perform a task/job/duty She was fired for not performing the duties outlined in her contract. 由于没有履行合同中规定的职责，她被解雇了。 perform a function/role software that performs a specific function 执行特定功能的软件 The leadership cannot be expected to perform miracles (=improve a situation in a way that seems impossible). 不要指望这个领导班子能化腐朽为神奇。 Register In everyday English, people usually say that someone carries out an operation, a study etc rather than use perform: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 carry out an operation, a study etc , 而不说 perform The operation was carried out by a team of surgeons. 这次手术由一个外科医生团队实施。 3 perform well/badly etc a) PERFORMto work or do something well, badly etc 表现得好/差等 → underperform Many religious schools perform well academically. 许多教会学校学业成绩非常好。 The team performed poorly on Saturday. 那支球队星期六表现很差。 b) if a product, business etc performs well or badly, it makes a lot of money or very little money 〔产品、生意等〕经营得好/不好等 The economy is performing well. 经济状况良好。 Examples from the Corpus perform well/badly etc• Anthony Record, Britannia's chairman, said Actron had overcome its problems and was performing well.• Organizations need some degree of structure to perform well.• To perform well a team needs a range of roles in its make-up.• This propellant combination performs well and permits a fairly compact vehicle design.• Yet these stocks performed well in both.• All this works only if Hanson's headquarters performs well in its non-executive role.• After they had performed well in the role, these women made prestigious marriages, as does Cinderella.• Is a nominated subcontractor really likely to perform better than the subcontractor's own subcontractor? n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to do something, especially something difficult or useful nouns perform a task/job/duty etc What skills do you need to perform this task? perform work Over 6,000 people in our community of 100,000 perform volunteer work. perform an experiment/study etc Part of the Chemistry exam involves performing an experiment. perform an operation The surgeon who performed the operation said it had gone well. perform a ceremony At 3 o'clock, the opening ceremony was performed by the Queen. perform a service Our troops are performing a remarkable service and a terribly important mission. perform a function/role The two organizations perform similar functions. perform an action The children sing and perform the actions to nursery songs. perform miracles (=do things that seem impossible) I'm prepared to work hard to get the job done but I can't perform miracles. Examples from the Corpus perform• Before every concert, she worries about how well she will perform.• In Dianetics, a workmanlike job of clearing away the debris in and around the machine is performed.• The children perform a Christmas pantomime every year.• Whenever a member of her household became ill, she called a medicine woman to perform a magical rite.• The orchestra will be at the Festival Hall tonight, performing a selection of works by Russian composers.• The operation was performed by a team of surgeons at Addenbrookes Hospital.• Russell's one-woman show, Shirley Valentine, was first performed by Pauline Collins.• While we aren't ruled by the charts, we do want our songs performed by the right people.• One of the most demanding things for this choir is the physical stamina required to perform for an hour.• Surgery was performed Friday to correct the heart defects.• She performed her share of administrative duties efficiently.• Rubin says he will resign when he is no longer able to perform his duties.• The opera was performed in over 100 cities.• She still gets very nervous about performing in public.• Perez is currently performing in "The Nutcracker."• Students perform increasingly difficult tasks as the course continues.• Finally, the trio hits the stage tomorrow night to perform Sun, Moon and Feather.• The ship's captain performed the wedding ceremony.• That language can perform varied functions or communicative roles is a commonplace of linguistic thought. perform a study/experiment/analysis etc• I merely want you to perform an experiment.• In other words, Heisenberg pointed out that bodies, not detached minds, perform experiments.• Time-free environments One possibility is to perform experiments in the relatively constant conditions that exist near the poles.• We design and perform an experiment, or make observations, according to a preformed set of ideas or concepts in our mind. From Longman Business Dictionary performper·form /pəˈfɔːmpərˈfɔːrm/ verb 1[transitiveT] to do work, carry out a duty, task etc It takes a highly skilled mechanic to perform repairs on this car. Symbols across the top of the screen let a user click a mouse button to perform common operations such as adding up a column of figures. These chips are designed to perform very specific functions, such as controlling computer disk drives. 2[intransitiveI] to do what is expected or wanted She looked good during the interview, but will she perform once she’s in the job? The company’s three divisions allperformed well, despite the recession. —performer noun [countableC] The company is a top performer in its field. (1300-1400) Anglo-French performer, from Old French perfournir, from fournir “to complete” |
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