perform
/pəˈfɔːm/verb
with obj.
1
- carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function)执行（任务）; 完成; 实施（行动）; 履行（职责）：
I have my duties to perform.
我要履行我的职责。
1.1
- no obj., with adverbial work, function, or do something to a specified standard工作; 运行; 表现：
the car performs well at low speeds.
那汽车低速时运行良好。
1.2
- no obj.(of an investment) yield a profitable return（投资）产生收益, 产生利润：
our £120 million investment in the company is not performing at present.
我们在那个公司的1.2亿英镑的投资现在还没有产生收益。
1.3
- no obj. informal have successful or satisfactory sexual intercourse with someone〈非正式〉（成功或满意地）过性生活, 行房事。
2
- present (a form of entertainment) to an audience演出, 表演（娱乐节目）：
the play has already been performed in Britain.
那戏剧已经在英国演出过了。
2.1
- no obj. entertain an audience, typically by acting, singing, or dancing on stage演出, 表演：
the band will be performing live in Hyde Park.
那乐队将在海德公园作现场表演。
派生词
performability
nounperformable
adjectiveperformer
noun词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French parfourmer, alteration （by association with forme 'form'） of Old French parfournir, from par 'through, to completion' + fournir 'furnish, provide'.