1. | [c] 表演；演出the act of performing a play, concert or some other form of entertainment |
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] 艺术上的表现；演技the way a person performs in a play, concert, etc. |
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 Kate Winslet 凯特 ) 温斯莱特荣获奥斯卡奖的演出 |
3. | [u][c] 表现；性能；业绩；工作情况how well or badly you do sth; how well or badly sth works |
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 |
4. | [u][sing] 做；执行；履行the act or process of performing a task, an action, etc. |
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) （不必要的）麻烦，忙乱an act that involves a lot of effort or trouble, sometimes when it is not necessary |
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 。 |
