perfection

英 [pəˈfekʃn]

美 [pərˈfekʃn]

n.  完善; 完美; 最后加工; 圆满

复数：perfections　

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8经济

BNC.6861 / COCA.6505

习惯用语

n.

a counsel of perfection
• 听上去完美却难以实行的建议
  advice that is good but that is difficult or impossible to follow

牛津词典

noun

• 完善；完美
  the state of being perfect
  1. physical perfection
     体格健全
  2. The fish was cooked to perfection .
     这鱼烹得恰到好处。
  3. The novel achieves a perfection of form that is quite new.
     小说的形式新颖完美。
  4. His performance was perfection (= sth perfect) .
     他的演技真是炉火纯青。
• 最后加工；完美；圆满
  the act of making sth perfect by doing the final improvements
  1. They have been working on the perfection of the new model.
     他们一直在努力完善新型号。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 最佳；完美；十全十美
  Perfectionis the quality of being as good as it is possible for something of a particular kind to be.
  1. His quest for perfection is relentless...
     他不断追求完美。
  2. Physical perfection in a human being is exceedingly rare.
     体貌完美的人极为罕见。
• N-UNCOUNT 完美；极好
  If you say that something isperfection, you mean that you think it is as good as it could possibly be.
  1. The house and garden were perfection.
     房屋和花园都非常漂亮。
• N-UNCOUNT 完善；改善
  The perfection ofsomething such as a skill, system, or product involves making it as good as it could possibly be.
  1. Madame Clicquot is credited with the perfection of this technique.
     这项技术的完善要归功于凯歌夫人。
• PHRASE 达到尽善尽美
  If something is doneto perfection, it is done so well that it could not be done any better.
  1. Like the old trouper he is, he timed his entry to perfection.
     作为一名老戏骨，他上场的时间把握得恰到好处。
  2. ...fresh fish, cooked to perfection.
     烹饪得无比美味的鲜鱼

英英释义

noun

• the act of making something perfect
• an ideal instance
  Synonym:paragonidolbeau ideal
• the state of being without a flaw or defect
  Synonym:flawlessnessne plus ultra

双语例句

• He demands perfection in others, but cannot see faults in himself.
  他对别人求全责备，对自身的缺点却视而不见。
• It is unrealistic to believe perfection is an attainable goal.
  相信完美可以企及是不现实的。
• His performance was sheer perfection.
  他的表演达到了尽善尽美的地步。
• Lucy was a stickler for perfection, and everything had to be exactly right, rehearsed down to a T.
  露西什么都追求十全十美，样样都不能出一点问题，要准备得滴水不漏。
• The pursuit of perfection, then is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
  对完美的追求就是对甜蜜和光明的追求。
• This, I hope I can achieve perfection.
  这一点，我希望我能做到极致。
• Mike can take off his father to perfection.
  迈克模仿爸爸时惟妙惟肖。
• This piece of art work has achieved the acme of perfection.
  这件工艺品达到了尽善尽美的程度。
• He is rarely satisfied with anything less than perfection itself.
  他一般只对那些绝对完美的事情感到满意。
• The round shape denotes fullness and completeness that reflect a pursuit in physical and spiritual abundance and perfection.
  圆形表示的丰满和完整的反映了物质和精神追求丰富和完善。