Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese汉语 term or phrase:
进入最佳演出状态
English英语 translation:
be in/on top form
Chinese汉语 term
进入最佳演出状态
尽管她从未对自己的能力失去信心，但她能否进入最佳演出状态还值得怀疑。
Many Thanks！！！
| 4 +5 | be in/on top form |
Huijun Suo
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| 3 +2 | be in the best performance mode |
Fang Sheng
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| 4 | FYI |
H. J. Zhang
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| 3 | reach her optimum state of performance |
Julia Zou
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Jul 7, 2007 14:48: Huijun Suo changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/641710">Jason Ma's</a> old entry - "进入最佳演出状态"" to ""be in/on top form""
Jul 8, 2007 18:03: Huijun Suo changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/614331">Huijun Suo's</a> old entry - "进入最佳演出状态"" to ""be in/on top form""
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be in/on top form
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Note added at 37 mins (2007-04-08 15:29:50 GMT)
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陆谷孙主编上海译文出版社《英汉大词典》:
form n. 13. （赛马、运动员等的）竞技状态，能发挥的水平；良好的健康（或精神）状态：
I always study the ~ of a horse before I bet on it.
我在对马下赌注前总要先研究一下它的竞技状态。
The horse has been in (good) form.
这匹马的竞技状态良好。
The player was in bad ~ （或 out of ~, off ~）.
这位选手的竞技状态不佳。
When the horse is in （或 on） ~, no other horse in the country can beat it.
这匹马的竞技状态良好时，国内其他的马都战胜不了它。
a singer at the top of his ~
歌唱才能发挥到最佳状态的歌手
be in （或 on） top ~
竞技状态极佳（或表演才能发挥得极好，或健康极佳，或精神极好）
我很笨，都抄下来吧，加深印象。
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-04-09 04:24:29 GMT)
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be in top form (for the performance)
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peiling
: "in top form" sounds best.
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Thank you, Pei Ling!
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franksf
: Agreed. "It's normal that an athelet's form fluctuates." (龚智超 was quoted as saying.)
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Thank you for your comment, franksf!
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Jian Zhang
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Thank you, Zhang Jian!
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isahuang
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Thank you, Tingting!
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chica nueva
: achieve/hit/reach/make top form; not at all 不敢当 yours is good (in rather than on). It's hard to know what collocates well with 'top form' - I'd like to see what an expert in sports journalism would say.
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Thank you, lai an! You taught me a good lesson in flexible wording.
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加拿大
Translation you don't feel translated
Native in: Chinese汉语 (Variants: Mandarin, Traditional, Cantonese, Simplified)
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be in the best performance mode
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Shaunna (X)
: I am thinking about "be at her best performance"
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Thanks, Shaunna!
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licullen
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Thanks, Cullen!
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reach her optimum state of performance
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-04-08 15:08:38 GMT)
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optimal应该也可以吧。
The Magic of Chinese
Native in: Chinese汉语
Works in: English英语译成Chinese汉语, Chinese汉语译成English英语
FYI
Give her best performance
Give her best while performing
Perform at her best
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