performance /pɚˈfoɚməns/ noun plural performances
plural performances
Learner's definition of PERFORMANCE
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a : an activity (such as singing a song or acting in a play) that a person or group does to entertain an audience演出;表演 —
sometimes used figuratively有時用作比喻 b : the way an actor performs a part in a play, movie, etc.演技;表演 2
somewhat formal : the act of doing a job, an activity, etc.履行;執行 [noncount]
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: how well someone or something functions, works, etc. : how well someone or something performs表現;工作情況 [count]
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A supervisor will evaluate each employee's performance.主管將對每名員工的工作表現做出評價。
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employees with strong job performances工作表現非常好的員工
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a student's academic performance學生的學習成績
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The team's performance last night was poor. [=the team performed/played poorly last night]球隊昨晚的表現不佳。
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This car had the best overall performance. [=this car functioned better than all the other cars]這輛車擁有最好的性能。
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How has the company's stock performance been? [=has the value of the company's stock been increasing/decreasing?]這家公司的股票行情怎麽樣?
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She was fired for poor job performance. [=she was fired for doing her job badly]因爲工作表現不好她被解僱了。
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Employees are given an annual performance assessment/evaluation.每年都要對員工進行工作考核/評價。
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The gas additive improves engine performance.汽油添加劑完善了發動機的性能。
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an increased level of performance增強性能
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We've introduced new performance levels/standards.我們引入了新的績效標準。
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a bicyclist who was disqualified for taking performance-enhancing drugs [=drugs that improve your ability to do something]因服用興奮劑而被取消資格的自行車手
— see also high performance 4
[singular] British, informal : an act that requires a lot of time and effort需要花費大量時間和精力的行爲