actor

英 [ˈæktə(r)]

美 [ˈæktər]

n.  演员

复数：actors　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2390 / COCA.1497

牛津词典

noun

• 演员
  a person who performs on the stage, on television or in films/movies, especially as a profession

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 演员（单数形式的actor通常指男演员，但有些女演员喜欢被称为actor而不是actress)
  Anactoris someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
  1. His father was an actor in the Cantonese Opera Company...
     他的父亲是粤剧团的演员。
  2. You have to be a very good actor to play that part.
     要想演那个角色，你必须是个非常出色的演员。

英英释义

noun

• a theatrical performer
  Synonym:histrionplayerthespianrole player
• a person who acts and gets things done
  1. he's a principal actor in this affair
  2. when you want something done get a doer
  3. he's a miracle worker
  Synonym:doerworker

双语例句

• Any actor will tell you that it is easier to perform than to be themselves
  每一个演员都会告诉你演戏比做自己容易。
• We had to have an actor who could generate real empathy. Plus he had to carry the audience through a lot of plot.
  我们得找一名能真正入戏的男演员，而且他还得能让观众跟上复杂的剧情中。
• I yearned to be a movie actor.
  我曾渴望成为一名电影演员。
• The child actor's press agent says: 'He does not talk to the press on such matters.'
  这位童星的新闻发言人说：“他不会就这些事情向媒体发表观点。”
• Caine has always been an actor who excels in irony
  凯恩向来是个擅长讽刺的演员。
• He certainly is a marvellous actor
  他真是个很棒的演员。
• I've always wanted to be an actor but Dad wouldn't hear of it
  我一直想当个演员，但爸爸不同意。
• The actor is better known by his professional name.
  那位演员的艺名更为人们所知。
• The actor made a graceful exit.
  该演员的下场动作十分优美。
• He was a poor actor
  他是个蹩脚的演员。