performance
Từ điển Collocation
performance noun
1 sth performed
ADJ. live | public | evening, matinee | amateur, professional | cameo | solo | repeat The party are dreading a repeat performance of their defeat in the last election. | ballet, concert, dance, musical, opera, theatrical | benefit, charity
VERB + PERFORMANCE give, put on The theatre is putting on a performance of the popular musical ‘Cats’. | attend, go to
PERFORMANCE + NOUN art | artist
PREP. in ~ The course aims to develop the children's appreciation of music in performance.
2 way in which sth is done
ADJ. brilliant, convincing, dazzling, electrifying, excellent, fine, flawless, good, great, impressive, inspired, outstanding, polished, remarkable, sparkling, spirited, strong, superb, wonderful The recording gives the most convincing performance of Stravinsky's ‘Rite of Spring’ to date. the country's strong economic performance over the last two years | bad, disappointing, lacklustre, poor | satisfactory | consistent | central Mel Gibson's central performance in the film as Hamlet | all-round, overall He got top marks for overall academic performance. | business, economic, financial, sales | academic, school
VERB + PERFORMANCE deliver, give, put in The team put in an excellent performance at the World Cup. | affect | assess, measure | improve
PERFORMANCE + NOUN indicator, level, measure, measurement, standard, target
PREP. ~ as her fine performance as Ophelia | ~ from The film has a great performance from Jack Lemmon. | ~ on his flawless performance on the piano
PHRASES a level/measure/quality/standard of performance to maintain a high level of performance | on past performance Sales forecasts were based on past performance. | the proper performance of your duties
3 of a machine
ADJ. high | low, poor | engine
VERB + PERFORMANCE affect | assess, measure | enhance, improve
More information about PERFORMANCE
PERFORMING: arts write ~ He's written a new West End musical.
do, present, perform, produce, put on, stage ~ We are proud to present the play ‘Rocket to the Moon’. The drama group is doing a show.
direct ~ She is directing Verdi's opera ‘La Traviata’ at La Scala next year.
act in, appear in, perform in, sing in, star in ~ He starred in the West End hit musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’.
rehearse (for) ~ We had no time to rehearse for the play.
go to the ballet/opera/theatre I haven't been to the theatre for ages.
see ~ Have you seen that new production of ‘Macbeth’?
~ open ‘The Nutcracker’ opens in December.
~ play, run The show has been playing to packed houses. The show ran for years on Broadway.
~ close The musical closes this week after a record number of performances.
a play/show folds The play folded after poor reviews.
at the ballet/opera/theatre We met at the opera.
in a/the ~ the characters in the play
~ by a comedy by Moli
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a dramatic or musical entertainment; public presentation
they listened to ten different performances
the play ran for 100 performances
the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; execution, carrying out, carrying into action
they criticised his performance as mayor
experience generally improves performance
- the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal
an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto
- process or manner of functioning or operating; operation, functioning
the power of its engine determine its operation
the plane's operation in high winds
they compared the cooking performance of each oven
the jet's performance conformed to high standards
- any recognized accomplishment
they admired his performance under stress
when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
成绩|业绩|表现成绩；业绩；表现
Also known as performance-accelerated restricted stock ("PARS") and time-accelerated restricted stock award plans ("TARSAPs"). Grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units which may vest early upon attainment of specified performance objectives. Otherwise, a time-vesting schedule would remain in effect.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
performances
syn.: carrying into action carrying out execution functioning operation public presentation
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