be perfection• MissShields' actwas perfection itself.• It was perfection, and displayed the most exquisitejewellery so brilliantly.• How could 1, when I am told that she is perfection itself?• He knew her body, knew her needs, and his timing was perfection.
to perfection• The bacon was cooked to perfection.• Marge tried on the dress and it fitted to perfection.• By September the apples had ripenedto perfection.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF PERFECTION | VERB + PERFECTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great極為完美➤absolute, pure, sheer, ultimate, utter十全十美;盡善盡美➤near趨於完美➤moral, physical, spiritual, technical道德完美;身體無瑕疵;精神完美;技術的完善➤divine, human神聖般/人類能達到的完美... OF PERFECTION➤degree完美程度VERB + PERFECTION➤achieve, attain, bring sth to, find, reach達到盡善盡美;使⋯十全十美;發現完美;臻於完美➤approach接近完美◇a dance troupe whose work approaches perfection表演接近完美的舞蹈團➤demand, expect, pursue, require, seek, strive for要求/希望/追求/需要/尋求/力求完美◇She strives for perfection in everything.她事事力求完美。➤fall short of不夠完美PREPOSITION➤close to perfection接近完美◇The cooking was close to perfection.菜做得近乎完美。➤to perfection (= perfectly)完美地◇The dress fitted to perfection.那條裙子合適極了。➤towards/toward perfection趨於完美◇a sequence of developmental stages towards / toward the perfection of his violin technique他的小提琴技術臻於完美的一系列發展階段PHRASES➤a point of perfection完美點◇He brought the art of photography to the highest point of perfection.他使攝影藝術達到了完美的頂峰。➤a model of perfection完美的典範◇The building became the model of perfection that architects sought to emulate.該建築成為建築師們競相模仿的理想典範。➤the pursuit of perfection對完美的追求◇She sometimes stayed up painting all night in her pursuit of perfection.為了追求完美,她有時會通宵作畫。➤a quest for perfection, a search for perfection對完美的尋求