actor

英 [ˈæktə(r)]

美 [ˈæktər]

n.  演员

复数：actors　

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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

• It was an actor whose name escapes me for the moment
  那个男演员的名字我一时想不起来了。
• The EU thought it could resolve Europe's worst nightmare and boost its own credibility as a strong actor on the international stage.
  欧盟认为它能够解决欧洲面临的最严重的困境，提升自己作为国际舞台上一个重要角色的声誉。
• Caine has always been an actor who excels in irony
  凯恩向来是个擅长讽刺的演员。
• He's a good actor, but this is the wrong part for him.
  他是个好演员，可是这个角色不适合他演。
• They say he's certain to get a nomination for best supporting actor
  他们说他肯定能获得最佳男配角奖的提名。
• Actor Dom Deluise talks about his career in comedy.
  演员多姆·德卢西谈论自己的喜剧生涯。
• This fall she co-stars in a film with the acclaimed British actor Kenneth Branagh
  今秋她和广受欢迎的英国演员肯尼思·布拉纳联袂主演了一部电影。
• 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 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。”
• It's a great movie and it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year
  这是一部精彩的影片，主演是一位西班牙演员，他不出一年就会成为国际巨星。