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tour de force

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tour de force /ˌtʊə də ˈfɔːs $ ˌtʊr də ˈfɔːrs/ noun [singular] written  IMPRESSsomething that is done very skilfully and successfully, and is very impressive 精湛的表演;拿手好戏;杰作 His speech to the Democratic Convention was a tour de force. 他在民主党大会上的演说精彩极了。
Examples from the Corpus
tour de forceKing's unaccompanied solo on Lush Life is an improvisational tour de force.Hartman's new novel is a literary tour de force.So far, in a major tour de force, the implications have been ignored.This was Abba's tour de force, a brilliantly structured melodrama which put Faltskog's fragile, emotional vocal centre stage.Still, Freedman's tour de force of a final chapter is his most persuasive.
Origin tour de force (1800-1900) French impressive act of strength
something is successfully, Corpus very skilfully and and is done that


tour de force
tour de force /ˌtʊə də ˈfɔːs $ ˌtʊr də ˈfɔːrs/ noun [singular] written
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: __impressive act of strength__
something that is done very skilfully and successfully, and is very impressive:
    His speech to the Democratic Convention was a tour de force.


tour de forceBrE /ˌtʊə də ˈfɔːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtʊr də ˈfɔːrs/ 🔊 noun (
plural
tours de force BrE /ˌtʊə də ˈfɔːs/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌtʊr də ˈfɔːrs/ 🔊
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(from French)
an extremely skilful performance or achievement 绝技;特技;杰作a cinematic tour de force电影杰作