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art1 /ɑːt $ ɑːrt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  [uncountableU]ART/CULTURE the use of painting, drawing, sculpture etc to represent things or express ideas 美术，艺术
 the Museum of Modern Art in New York
纽约现代艺术博物馆
 an example of early Indian art
印度早期艺术的范例
2  [plural, uncountableU]ART/CULTURE objects that are produced by art, such as paintings, drawings etc 美术作品，艺术品
 an art exhibition
艺术作品展
 an art critic
艺术批评家
 an arts and crafts fair
工艺品展销会
 The exhibition features works of art by Picasso and Matisse.
这次展览专题展出毕加索和马蒂斯的艺术作品。
3  [uncountableU]ART/CULTURE the skill of drawing or painting 绘画技巧
 He’s very good at art.
他很擅长绘画。
 an art teacher
绘画教师
 art college
美术学院
4  the arts [plural]ART/CULTURE art, music, theatre, film, literature etc all considered together 艺术〔指美术、音乐、戏剧、电影、文学等的总称〕
 Government funding for the arts has been reduced.
政府对艺术提供的资金减少了。
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the arts• Granston is a graphic artist who now teaches visual arts and journalism at the college.• They have drama classes at the arts centre every Thursday night.• The city deserves a distinctive, central district to celebrate the arts, and itself.• The city built the California Center for the Arts, Escondido downtown and has taken other measures to help revive that area.• Under the new government much of the funding for the performing arts would be cut.• The government should provide more money for the arts.• I've always been interested in the arts even though I didn't have much talent myself.• The Tubac Center of the Arts features museum-quality exhibits.• The Open College of the Arts is an educational trust.• A lot of the arts fellows think Humphrey's a bit of a twit and tend to talk down to him.• Italians are proud of their country's contributions to the arts.• The question is whether the arts council, Congress, or the chairman, knows best what taxpayers really want.• The problem comes with the arts.
5. arts  (also the arts) [plural]SE subjects you can study that are not scientific, for example history, languages etc 人文学科，文科 → humanities
6  [countableC, uncountableU]GOOD AT the ability or skill involved in doing or making something 技术；技巧
 Television is ruining the art of conversation.
电视在糟蹋会话艺术。
 Writing advertisements is quite an art (=it is difficult to do).
撰写广告是一门大学问。
have/get something down to a fine art (=do something very well) 把某事做得很出色[精巧]
 I’ve got the early morning routine down to a fine art.
我把一大早必干的事完成得很利落。
n THESAURUS
types of art
modern art art from the late 19th century until now
I’m not very keen on modern art.
contemporary art art that is being created now
an exhibition of contemporary art
Western art art in Europe and North America
Velasquez was one of the greatest figures in the history of Western art.
fine art art, especially painting, which is made to be beautiful or affect your emotions, rather than to be useful
She wants to study fine art at college.
the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
abstract art paintings or images that consist of shapes or lines which do not look like people, places, or objects
it’s almost impossible for any artist not to be influenced by Picasso’s abstract art.
figurative art art that shows pictures of people, places, or objects
In this country, we always feel more comfortable with figurative art.
conceptual art a type of modern art, which shows ideas about the world
In conceptual art, the idea behind the work of art holds as much importance as the artwork itself.
applied art the use of artistic principles in the design of objects and images for people to use. This includes subjects such as fashion, jewellery design, architecture, and photography
Van de Velde taught at the new school of applied art.
primitive art art by people who live in societies where there is a very simple way of life and no modern technology or industry
The interest in primitive art came about largely through the work of Gauguin.
pop art art that shows ordinary objects that you find in people’s homes, which was made popular in the 1960s by artists such as Andy Warhol
The relationship of advertising to art was part of the pop art phenomenon in the 1960s.
the visual arts painting, sculpture, and other art forms that you look at, not literature or music
The approach to the visual arts has changed in the last two decades.
the decorative arts the design and production of beautiful things for the home, such as furniture, pottery, and cloth
The exhibition will also cover the decorative arts.
the performing arts dance, music, or drama, done to entertain people
San Diego’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts
the plastic arts art that involves producing objects such as sculptures or pots
the decline of the plastic arts in the fifth century
performance art a type of art that can combine acting, dance, and other actions to express an idea
It will be a mixture of live performance art, music and poetry in an informal club setting.
n Grammar
You use art when talking in general about paintings, drawings etc:
She believes that art should be beautiful.
✗Don’t say: She believes that the art should be beautiful.
You use art when talking about a particular type of art:
He is fond of modern art.
✗Don’t say: He is fond of the modern art.
You use the art of when talking about the paintings, drawings etc that were produced in a particular place, or at a particular time:
There is an exhibition of the art of nineteenth-century Italy.
You also often use the art of when talking about the skill of doing something:
He is an expert in the art of lying.
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art• art class• Art critics were not impressed by the collection.• Many people find it difficult to understand abstract art.• Phil has turned sandwich-making into an art.• an art exhibit• Ben was always good at art.• The statue is a fine example of early Christian art.• Hamilton, who was a great student of folk art, was driving us in the school van.• Too late for art and too late for the denial of art.• He gave art an openly political meaning and did not appreciate the artist as an individual dissenting voice.• Nelson was hired this school year to help infuse art into the school's curriculum.• There was an exhibition of Adams' paintings at the Museum of Modern Art.• Starling was not only posted on art, he had read books.• Creative collaboration occurs in other arts as well.• Is a pile of bricks in a museum really art?• I studied art at school.• The self-defence side of the art is perhaps self-explanatory.• I could tour it just like a normal album but I could use the art circuit as kind of a base audience.
works of art• Irrespective of the validity of the architectural content, the model and drawings are works of art in themselves.• In general, then, decoration became outlawed as buildings without ornament were seen as works of art in their own right.• When I was at college in the late I95Os, works of art were considered things of beauty.• I made some modest remarks about the social and political meanings encoded in works of art.• The main function of scholarship surely lies in keeping alive the wonderful minds, works of art and thought of earlier generations.• Evaluating the evidence, it demonstrated substantial storage by Capricorn of works of art on the premises in London.• This amount has to pay the salaries of 160 employees, leaving little for the purchase of works of art.• From whatever standpoint or philosophy, works of art can never be judged as essential to basic living.
is quite an art• There is quite an art in scattering the pennies so that they do not hurt the children.
art2 verb old-fashioned or biblical  
thou art old-fashioned biblical a phrase meaning ‘you are’ 你是〔you are的古说法〕
Origin art1
(1200-1300) Old French Latin ars
 art2
Old English eart
art1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1art2 verb
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