单词 | performance |
释义 | per·form·ance I. 1. a. < a repetitive act the performance of which is facilitated by repetition — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel > < satisfactory performance on achievement tests — S.C.Brownstein & Mitchel Weiner > b. < could entertain in his own house — a difficult if not impossible performance in the present dearth of domestic help — E.H.Collis > c. < for a new writer this novel would be rated a brilliant performance — E.C.Wagenknecht > 2. < contracts whose performance would violate the act are unenforceable — Harvard Law Review > 3. a. < congratulated him on his daughter's performance in the play > b. < his current collection of sculpture and paintings … is a truly handsome performance — R.M.Coates > < the play ran for 285 performances > < the orchestra gave a benefit performance > < the first performance of a new symphony > c. < get the child to a place where you both can get over the effects of such a performance — H.R.Litchfield & L.H.Dembo > < looking to see if anyone caught them going through such a silly performance — G.E. & Nettie MacGinitie > 4. a. < senescence represents a marked decline in function and performance — George Lawton > < a good power-weight ratio not only improves performance but lowers fuel consumption — Grenville Manton > b. c. 5. < variation in the performance of the skin structures > < the performance of the stock market > specifically < the bookseller enters the Christmas and spring selling seasons … with hundreds of unknown books whose performance he must watch — Canadian Forum > II. |
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