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

• My idea of physical perfection is to be very slender.
  在我看来，要拥有完美身材就要非常苗条。
• 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。
• It is unrealistic to believe perfection is an attainable goal.
  相信完美可以企及是不现实的。
• It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection
  有时候，力求达到她尽善尽美的标准让人觉得很累。
• Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.
  绝对完美的词典是罕见的。
• 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。
• His quest for perfection is relentless
  他不断追求完美。
• Lucy was a stickler for perfection, and everything had to be exactly right.
  露西是个追求完美的人，凡事都得完全符合要求。
• 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。
• It was little by little that the watch reached its present-day perfection.
  表渐渐地达到了现在这样完美的程度。