perfection
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++per·fec·tion /pəˈfekʃən $ pər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1 PERFECTthe state of being perfect 完美，完善 My father expected perfection from all of us. 父亲期望我们都尽善尽美。 the search for technical perfection 对技术的精益求精to perfection (=perfectly) 完美地，恰到好处 The beef was cooked to perfection. 牛肉煮得恰到好处。2 PERFECTthe process of making something perfect 达到完美的过程，完善perfection of the perfection of his golf swing 他高尔夫挥杆技术的完善3 be perfection to be perfect 完美；圆满 Her performance was pure perfection. 她的表演炉火纯青。Examples from the Corpus
perfection• Beauty and perfection were crucial to him.• Lehmann had spent years in the development and perfection of his wine-making techniques.• It is part of the romantic ideal that the promise of a beautiful woman is the promise of eternal perfection.• Don't expect perfection in your relationships.• And these days one has so little rehearsal time to get any kind of perfection.• Bartlett drew from the old-fashioned uniforms of the virile football player and the preening perfection of the city dweller.• The sushi was beautifully presented and absolutely fresh - pure perfection.• She saw perfection in his face, his intelligence, and his soul.• They arrived together, dressed with the studied perfection only achieved by gangsters and people about to appear on television.• The veggies were cooked to perfection, with no distracting crunchiness to contend with, and the flavors blended together gloriously.to perfection• The bacon was cooked to perfection.• Marge tried on the dress and it fitted to perfection.• By September the apples had ripened to perfection.per·fec·tion nounChineseSyllable
the being Corpus of perfect state
perfection
per‧fec‧tion /pəˈfekʃən $ pər-/
noun [uncountable]
My father expected perfection from all of us.
the search for technical perfection
to perfection (=perfectly)
The beef was cooked to perfection.
2. the process of making something perfect
perfection of
the perfection of his golf swing
3. be perfection to be perfect:
Her performance was pure perfection.
per‧fec‧tion /pəˈfekʃən $ pər-/
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: perfection ≠ imperfection, perfectionist, perfectionism, perfectibility; adjective: perfect ≠ imperfect, perfectible, perfectionist; verb: perfect; adverb: perfectly ≠ imperfectly
1. the state of being perfect: to perfection (=perfectly)
2. the process of making something perfect
perfection of
3. be perfection to be perfect:
