performer

Word family

1 BOAPan actor, musician etc who performs to entertain people 表演者；演奏者；演员

circus performers

马戏演员

He was a better songwriter than performer.

他更擅长写歌，而不是演唱。

2 good/top/poor etc performer PERFORM

a) someone who does a particular job or activity well or badly 〔工作或活动中〕表现良好/出色/糟糕等的人

Star performers are rewarded with bonuses.

表现最出色的人有奖金。

b) a product, business etc that makes a lot of money, or that makes very little money 畅销/滞销产品；经营出色/很糟的生意

Newcastle Brown Ale is an outstanding performer in the British beer market.

纽卡斯尔棕啤在英国啤酒市场很畅销。

Examples from the Corpus

good/top/poor etc performer• It took me seven months to really understand that I have an individual who is a good performer.• Strasser pointed to the construction, cable, chemical, tire and engineering industries as the likely best performers this year.• Almost all the poor performers were to be found in the economically-disadvantaged regions.• Both Cisco and Stratacom are among the top performers on Wall Street.• He chose an all-or-nothing strategy to put himself in the top performers in the Great Grain Challenge.• The poorer performers tend to die; the better ones, to reproduce.• But these top performers are aware of the requirements for effective training as well as its limitations.• Deals are also being offered to companies as alternative incentive perks to top performers.

Examples from the Corpus

performer• Enrico is impressive both as a performer and a choreographer.• The festival provides an opportunity to hear some fine blues performers at reasonable prices.• Many go on to careers as composers, performers and teachers.• Many of the clubs cater for novices as well as for established performers.• She is to these Sydney Games what Johnson was to Atlanta, the featured performer.• Now it seems a harmless divertissement that survives largely as a vehicle for its performers.• As a jazz performer she is astounding, capable of expressing a broad range of feeling and expression.• jazz performers• The market is further enhanced by live performers who act out the varied timeless arts.• Most performers feel nervous before they go on stage.• Poetry and song hit the afternoon stage, topped by a big evening round-up featuring a herd of performers.• Tara is a seasoned performer who started acting at the age of 10.• In all four movements, Balanchine demands consummate elegance from the performers.

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