actor

noun

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

1. 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)
   An actor is 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。

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。
3. 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。
4. The actor Patrick Stewart is a long-time baldy and proud of it
   演员帕特里克·斯图尔特早就秃头了，为此他还很得意。
5. She has carved a niche for herself as a comic actor
   她作为喜剧演员已经闯出了一片天地。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Grodin is a fine comic actor.
   格罗丁是一位优秀的喜剧演员。
9. Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him
   跟其他演员一样，他有时也会以自我为中心，但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。
10. 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。
11. Caine has always been an actor who excels in irony
    凯恩向来是个擅长讽刺的演员。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. She now lives with actor Denis Lawson, 10 years her junior.
    她现在与比她小10岁的演员丹尼斯·劳森同居。
15. He certainly is a marvellous actor
    他真是个很棒的演员。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. He was a poor actor
    他是个蹩脚的演员。
21. 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。”
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. I've always thought he was a wonderful actor.
    我一直认为他是个出色的演员。
26. I yearned to be a movie actor.
    我曾渴望成为一名电影演员。
27. The actor made a graceful exit.
    该演员的下场动作十分优美。
28. She made eyes at the handsome actor.
    她向那位漂亮的男演员暗送秋波。
29. The actor is better known by his professional name.
    那位演员的艺名更为人们所知。
30. 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。

noun

1. a theatrical performer

   Synonym:    histrionplayerthespianrole player

2. 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