perform
verb
pəˈfɔːm
verb
1
play perform
to
do
something
to
entertain
people,
for
example
by
acting
a
play
or
playing
a
piece
of
music
To
talk
about
playing
a
particular
part
in
a
play,
film
etc,
use
not
.
在一部话剧、电影等中表演某具体的角色时，要用 play 而不用 perform
I,T
Chenier
and
the
band
are
performing
at
the
Silver
Palace
tomorrow.
切尼尔和乐队明天将在银宫演出。
The
children
perform
two
plays
each
school
year.
孩子们一学年表演两部话剧。
John
Wayne
played
(NOT
不说
performed)
a
Roman
soldier
in
the
film.
约翰．韦恩在那部电影中扮演了一名罗马士兵。
2
to
do
something,
especially
something
difficult
or
useful
做; 执行; 履行; 实行;
T
Surgeons
performed
an
emergency
operation.
外科医生做了一个急诊手术。
The
official
opening
ceremony
was
performed
by
Princess
Margaret.
官方开幕式是由玛格丽特公主主持的。
perform
a
study/experiment/analysis
etc
An
analysis
of
the
survey
data
was
performed.
对调查数据进行了分析。
perform
a
task/job/duty
She
was
fired
for
not
performing
the
duties
outlined
in
her
contract.
她由于没有履行合同中规定的职责而被解雇了。
perform
a
function/role
software
that
performs
a
specific
function
有特别功用的软件
The
leadership
cannot
be
expected
to
perform
miracles
(=improve
a
situation
in
a
way
that
seems
impossible)
.
不要指望这个领导班子能化腐朽为神奇。
3
perform well/badly etc
a.
to
work
or
do
something
well,
badly
etc
b.
if
a
product,
business
etc
performs
well
or
badly,
it
makes
a
lot
of
money
or
very
little
money
〔产品、生意等〕经营得好/不好等
Many
religious
schools
perform
well
academically.
许多教会学校学业成绩非常好。
The
team
performed
poorly
on
Saturday.
那支球队星期六表现很差。
The
economy
is
performing
well.
经济状况良好。