The research team must perform a series of controlled experiments to test the new hypothesis about cellular regeneration.
研究团队必须进行一系列受控实验,以检验关于细胞再生的新假设。
Physician Leo Ferraro agrees that the nasal spray produces a strong antibody response but stresses that its real-world effectiveness depends on proper administration technique, which clinical trial staff, unlike ordinary patients self-administering the spray at home, were trained to perform correctly.
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An archaeologist proposes that a newly excavated settlement had a specialized division of labor rather than every household performing the same tasks.
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Interviews conducted with retired professional dancers revealed that most did not cite chronic injury or the physical demands of aging as their primary reason for retiring, but rather a growing desire to explore choreography and teaching after years of focusing exclusively on performing.
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Which choice best defines “perform”?
C — Do, carry out. “perform” means do, carry out.
Which word means “do, carry out”?
C — perform. “perform” means do, carry out.
perform — do, carry out. In Chinese: 执行,表演.
perform is pronounced /pərˈfɔːrm/.
The research team must perform a series of controlled experiments to test the new hypothesis about cellular regeneration. (研究团队必须进行一系列受控实验,以检验关于细胞再生的新假设。)
execute, carry out, accomplish — all close in meaning to perform (do, carry out).
neglect, omit — each the opposite of perform (do, carry out).
Yes. perform is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
per(complete)+form(form).