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。
• I yearned to be a movie actor.
  我曾渴望成为一名电影演员。
• Hemmings is enjoying a newfound popularity as a character actor in the movies.
  作为电影界的一名性格演员，亨明斯最近开始走红。
• A timeless comic actor — his simplicity and his apparent ease are matchless
  作为喜剧界的常青树——他的简单淳朴与自然大方无人能及。
• Actor John Goodman played Melanie Griffith's sugar daddy in the film.
  影片中约翰·古德曼饰演梅兰尼·格利菲斯的甜爹。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She is said to be stepping out with actor Matt Dillon.
  据说她和演员马特·狄龙一起公开露面了。