perform
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they perform | |
| he / she / it performs | |
| past simple performed | |
| past participle performed | |
| -ing form performing |
- [transitive, intransitive] perform (something)
to entertain an audience by playing a piece of music, acting in a play, etc. 演出；表演 to perform a song/dance/play 表演歌曲/舞蹈/戏剧 The play was first performed in 2007. 这部剧于 2007 年首次上演。 Visiting artists will perform their music and poetry. 来访的艺术家将表演他们的音乐和诗歌。 I'm looking forward to seeing you perform. 我期待着看你演出。 I'd love to see them perform live (= in a live show, not a recording). 我很想看他们现场表演。 What do you like about performing on stage? 你喜欢在舞台上表演什么？
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea2, Musica2I've never seen this play performed before. 我以前从未见到这出戏上演过。 The group will be performing live on tonight's show. 该组合将在今晚的节目中进行现场表演。 The play was first publicly performed in 1872. 该剧首次公演是在 1872 年。 The two artists have never performed together before. 两位艺术家以前从未一起演出过。 He performed a few magic tricks at the party. 他在晚会上表演了一些魔术。 to perform somersaults/magic tricks 表演空翻／魔术 I'd like to hear it performed live. 我希望听现场演出。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- live
- in public
- publicly
- …
- first performed
- rarely performed
- see something performed
- …
- [transitive] perform something
to do something, such as a piece of work, task or duty 做；履行；执行 She performs an important role in our organization. 她在我们的组织中发挥着重要的作用。 A computer can perform many tasks at once. 电脑能同时执行多项任务。 to perform a function/duty 履行职能/职责 to perform an analysis/a test/an experiment 进行分析/测试/实验 to perform a ceremony/ritual 举行仪式/仪式 - (
medical 医学 to perform an operation/a procedure/surgery 进行手术/程序/外科手术 The procedure was performed safely on ten patients. 这项手术在10名病人身上安全进行。
Extra ExamplesThe prince is no longer able to perform his duties. 王子无法再履行职责。 Who ensures that tasks are properly performed? 谁能保证正确执行各项任务？ those who faithfully perform their duties 那些忠实履行自己职责的人 This operation has never been performed in this country. 这个国家从未做过这种手术。 All subjects performed the experiment twice. 所有受试者都做了两次实验。 All analyses were performed on the entire sample. 所有分析均在整个样品上进行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- be expected to
- …
- failure to perform something
- [intransitive]
to work or function well or badly 工作，运转（好／不好） The engine seems to be performing well. 发动机看起来运转良好。 The company has been performing poorly over the past year. 这家公司过去一年业绩欠佳。 England's players perform better for their clubs than for their country. 英格兰球员为俱乐部效力比为国家效力更好。 to perform admirably/brilliantly/strongly 表现出色/出色/出色 She performed less well in the second test. 她在第二次测验中表现欠佳。 They gather information on how businesses are performing. 他们收集企业经营状况的信息。 If Bale performs (= performs well) then I believe Wales can win. 如果贝尔表现出色，我相信威尔士会赢。
Extra ExamplesOne or two of the players performed brilliantly. 其中一两个选手表现得极为出色。 The car performed poorly at high speeds. 这辆车在高速行驶时性能很糟糕。 The company has been performing strongly over the past year. 公司在过去的一年中表现强劲。 students who are expected to perform well 预期表现出色的学生 Once your body demonstrates its ability to perform, you will feel more confident. 一旦你的身体展示了它的表现能力，你会感到更加自信。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- beautifully
- brilliantly
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- be expected to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French parfourmer, alteration (by association with forme ‘form’) of Old French parfournir, from par ‘through, to completion’ + fournir ‘furnish, provide’.
Idioms
work/perform miracles
to achieve very good results 创造奇迹；有奇效 Her exercise programme has worked miracles for her. 她的健身计划对她很有效。 You can work miracles with very little money if you follow our home decoration tips. 你要是按照我们的家居装饰建议行事，可以用很少的钱就产生奇妙的效果。 He performed miracles to get everything ready in time. 他及时把一切都准备妥当，创造了奇迹。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2Don't expect this medicine to work miracles. 不要指望这药能创造奇迹。 You shouldn't expect the treatment to work miracles. 你别指望治疗会产生奇效。