artist noun ⇨artist (a graphic artist)⇨actor (a recording artist)artist
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artist ♦︎ painter ♦︎ sculptorThese words all mean a person who creates works of art.这些词均表示艺术家。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a contemporary / talented / famous artist / painter / sculptor◆a / an abstract / impressionist / portrait / landscape artist / painter◆an artist / a painter paints sb / sth■artist [countable] a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or drawings艺术家;(尤指)画家◆an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists当代英国艺术展◆a graphic artist平面造型艺术家◆a make-up artist化妆师◆Police have issued an artist's impression of her attacker.警方公布了袭击她的人的模拟像。■painter [countable] an artist who paints pictures画家◆Chardin was a gifted still-life painter.夏尔丹是个天才的静物画家。 see also paint ⇨ drawverb■sculptor ˈskʌlptə(r) [countable] an artist who makes sculptures(= works of art that are solid figures or objects made of wood, stone, clay, metal, etc.)雕塑家;雕刻家◆Many sculptors work in clay, but I can get greater detail and flexibility from wax.许多雕塑家做泥塑,而我能用蜡雕得更精细,更富变化。 see also sculpt ⇨ shapeverb