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tour de force

/toor duh -fawrs, -fohrs; French toor duh -fawrs/US // ˌtʊər də ˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs; French tur də ˈfɔrs //

巡回演出,巡回演唱会,巡回赛,巡回展

Related Words

accomplishment成绩,成就,成绩单,成绩单上的achievement成就,成绩,成成就,成成attainment达到,成就,成绩,实现chef-d'oeuvre杰作,大作,名作,名著conquest征服,争夺,竞争,争夺战deed契约,事迹,契据,契税exploit利用,剥削,探索,探讨feat壮举,壮行,勋绩magnum opus大作,巨著,巨作,丰碑masterpiece杰作,大作,名作,名著master stroke大手笔,大笔一挥,高手过招masterwork杰作,大作,大师级作品,大师级的作品performance业绩,性能,表现,绩效success成功,成功的,成功案例,成功的例子triumph大胜,凯旋,胜利,凯旋门victory胜利,胜,赢,胜利的喜悦

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tours de force [toorz duh -fawrs, -fohrs; French toor duh -fawrs]. /ˌtʊərz də ˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs; French tur də ˈfɔrs/.

    • : an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
    • : a particularly adroit maneuver or technique in handling a difficult situation: The way the president got his bill through the Senate was a tour de force.
    • : a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounspectacular achievement
Synonyms
accomplishment成绩,成就,成绩单,成绩单上的achievement成就,成绩,成成就,成成attainment达到,成就,成绩,实现chef-d'oeuvre杰作,大作,名作,名著conquest征服,争夺,竞争,争夺战deed契约,事迹,契据,契税exploit利用,剥削,探索,探讨feat壮举,壮行,勋绩feat of strength壮举,力量之举,功力,力度grand achievement丰功伟绩,伟绩,宏伟成就,宏伟的成就great achievement伟大的成就,伟大成就,伟大的成绩,伟大的成果magnum opus大作,巨著,巨作,丰碑master stroke大手笔,大笔一挥,高手过招masterpiece杰作,大作,名作,名著masterwork杰作,大作,大师级作品,大师级的作品performance业绩,性能,表现,绩效piece de resistance抵抗力,抵抗力量,抵抗的一部分,障碍物stroke of genius天才之举,天才之笔,天才之作,天才一击success成功,成功的,成功案例,成功的例子triumph大胜,凯旋,胜利,凯旋门victory胜利,胜,赢,胜利的喜悦

Examples

  • In her aching memoir, she embarks on a tour de force examination of her childhood, marked first by her mother’s abandoning her when she was a toddler and later by the death of her beloved father.

  • Through the late 1960s, Capote claimed to be writing his masterpiece, his tour de force based on his swans, but several deadlines passed for it.

  • At 35, Hawa Hassan is already a tour de force when it comes to Somali food in America.

  • Understated yet opulent, measured, and intensely creepy, it’s a tour de force in balancing uncomfortable levels of tension and suspense with deep pathos.

  • Page’s tour de force performance in Hard Candy led, two years later, to Juno, a low-budget indie film that brought Page Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations and sudden megafame.

  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

  • Yet for a vivid decade or so, sleaze was, somewhat paradoxically, a force for literacy and empowerment.

  • Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.

  • They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.

  • And Air Force assessors are the first to say such imaging never tells the whole story.

  • Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

  • San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.

  • The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.

  • For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.

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