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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++feat /fiːt/ ●○○ noun [countable]  DOsomething that is an impressive achievement, because it needs a lot of skill, strength etc to do 业绩,功绩,壮举remarkable/considerable/incredible etc feat They climbed the mountain in 28 days, a remarkable feat. 他们历时28天登上那座高山,真是了不起的壮举。feat of an incredible feat of engineering 一项了不起的工程技术成就perform/accomplish/achieve a feat the woman who performed the feat of sailing around the world alone 实现独自环球航行壮举的女性no mean feat (=something that is difficult to do) 不是一般的成就 It is no mean feat to perform such a difficult piece. 演奏这么难的乐章可不是一般的成就。
Examples from the Corpus
featHe led his team to victory for the tenth time, a feat no captain had achieved before.The circus acrobats perform amazing feats on the trapeze.In the great outdoors, the merit of any feats become meaningless.acrobatic circus featsUsing the code requires incredible feats of memory.Powell achieved a similar feat, but then resigned.The lucky boy accomplished the feat, and caught the evil, greedy king in a curse at the same time.He proved how difficult this feat is by failing to repeat it at the second time of asking.no mean featWas only beaten once by Tilson and given the game Tillo was having that is no mean feat.Given that there are some 20,000 such fastenings in a boat of this size, this is no mean feat.This is no mean feat as the statute has 108 sections divided into 12 separate parts, together with 15 schedules.On Tuesday Invergordon Distillers reported a marginal improvement in underlying profits, no mean feat given the difficulties facing the whisky sector.The discovery of an effect with such a long latent period was no mean feat of epidemiology.
Origin feat (1300-1400) Old French fait thing done, from Latin factum; → FACT
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feat
feat /fiːt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: fait 'thing done', from Latin factum; fact
something that is an impressive achievement, because it needs a lot of skill, strength etc to do
    remarkable/considerable/incredible etc feat
    They climbed the mountain in 28 days, a remarkable feat.
    feat of
    an incredible feat of engineering
    perform/accomplish/achieve a feat
    the woman who performed the feat of sailing around the world alone
    no mean feat (=something that is difficult to do)
    It is no mean feat to perform such a difficult piece.
     
THESAURUS
    action noun [countable] something that someone does: He is responsible for his own actions. | They refused to give a reason for their actions.
    act noun [countable] a particular type of action: violent acts | act of violence/kindness/defiance etc: I believe the killing was an act of desperation.
    activities noun [plural] things that people do, especially for enjoyment or to achieve an aim: leisure activities | political activities | Surveys may not give a true picture of people’s activities.
    behaviour British English, behavior American English noun [uncountable] the things that someone does and the way they behave: Do you think that advertisements really influence people’s behaviour? | The man’s behaviour seemed rather odd.
    move noun [countable] something that you do in order to achieve something: Her decision to sell the shares had been a smart move. | It’s a bold move to start a business in the current economic climate. | He needed time to figure out his next move.
    step noun [countable] one of a series of things that you do in order to deal with a problem or to succeed: The first step is to make sure we have got funding for the project. | We must take steps to make sure that this does not happen again. | This is an important step towards peace.
    measure noun [countable] an official action that is intended to deal with a particular problem: There are increased security measures at airports. | The school was closed as a precautionary measure following a chemical leak.
    gesture noun [countable] something that you do to show how you feel about someone or something: Do you think it would be a nice gesture to send her some flowers? | gesture of goodwill/solidarity/defiance: The company gave us £100 as a gesture of goodwill.
    deed noun [countable] especially literary an action, especially one that is very good or very bad: evil deeds | heroic deeds | This is my good deed for the day.
    exploits noun [plural] formal exciting or brave actions: daring exploits | His exploits were legendary.
    feat noun [countable] something someone does that people admire because you need a lot of skill, courage, or strength to do it: Completing a marathon is a remarkable feat for a six-year-old. | The bridge is a great feat of engineering.


featBrE /fiːt/ 🔊NAmE /fiːt/ 🔊 noun (approving) an action or a piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage 技艺;武艺;功绩;英勇事迹The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering. 这条隧道是工程方面的光辉业绩。🔊🔊to perform/attempt/achieve astonishing feats 表演惊人的技艺;争取/取得惊人的功绩That was no mean feat (= it was difficult to do). 那是伟大的成就。🔊🔊