art

noun

1. 艺术，美术（尤指绘画、雕刻、雕塑）
   the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture
   1. modern/contemporary/American art
      现代 / 当代 / 美国艺术
   2. an art critic/historian/lover
      艺术批评家 / 史家 / 爱好者
   3. Can we call television art?
      我们能把电视称作艺术吗？
   4. stolen works of art
      被盗艺术品
   5. Her performance displayed great art.
      她的表演展现了精湛的技艺。
2. 艺术作品；美术作品
   examples of objects such as paintings, drawings or sculptures
   1. an art gallery/exhibition
      美术馆 / 展览
   2. a collection of art and antiques
      一批收藏的艺术品和古董
3. 艺术技巧
   the skill of creating objects such as paintings and drawings, especially when you study it
   1. She's good at art and design.
      她擅长美术和设计。
   2. an art teacher/student/college/class
      美术教师 / 学生 / 学院 / 班
4. （统称）艺术
   art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group
   1. lottery funding for the arts
      为艺术筹集资金的彩票
5. 表演艺术
   a type of visual or performing art
   1. Dance is a very theatrical art.
      舞蹈是非常讲究舞台感的一种艺术。
6. 人文科学，文科（如语言、历史、文学）
   the subjects you can study at school or university which are not scientific, such as languages, history or literature
   1. an arts degree
      文科学位
7. 技能；技术；技巧
   an ability or a skill that you can develop with training and practice
   1. a therapist trained in the art of healing
      接受过治疗技术训练的治疗员
   2. Letter-writing is a lost art nowadays.
      当今尺牍是一种已消失的技巧。
   3. Appearing confident at interviews is quite an art (= rather difficult) .
      面试时表现出充满信心是一门很高的艺术。

verb

1. （即you are，对一人讲话时用）
   used to mean ‘you are’, when talking to one person

1. N-UNCOUNT 艺术（品）；美术
   Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
   1. ...the first exhibition of such art in the West.
      此类艺术品在西方的首次展览
   2. ...contemporary and modern American art.
      近现代美洲艺术
   3. ...Whitechapel Art Gallery.
      白教堂美术馆
2. N-UNCOUNT （作为活动或教学科目的）美术
   Art is the activity or educational subject that consists of creating paintings, sculptures, and other pictures or objects for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
   1. ...a painter, content to be left alone with her all-absorbing art.
      甘愿独自沉浸于绘画中的画家
   2. ...Farnham College of Art and Design.
      法纳姆美术设计学院
   3. ...art lessons.
      美术课
3. N-VAR 艺术（活动）（如音乐、绘画、文学、电影、舞蹈等）
   The arts are activities such as music, painting, literature, cinema, and dance, which people can take part in for enjoyment, or to create works which express serious meanings or ideas of beauty.
   1. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
      叶卡捷琳娜大帝赞助过各种艺术创作和科学研究。
   2. ...the Arts Council of Great Britain.
      大不列颠艺术委员会
   3. ...the Wexner Centre for the Visual Arts.
      威克斯纳视觉艺术中心
   4. ...the art of cinema.
      电影艺术
4. N-PLURAL 人文学科;文科
   At a university or college, arts are subjects such as history, literature, or languages in contrast to scientific subjects.
   1. ...arts and social science graduates.
      人文和社会科学毕业生
   2. ...the Faculty of Arts.
      文学院
5. ADJ （用于剧院或电影院的名称中）上演艺术作品的，艺术的
   Arts or art is used in the names of theatres or cinemas which show plays or films that are intended to make the audience think deeply about the content, and not simply to entertain them.
   1. ...the Cambridge Arts Cinema.
      剑桥艺术影院
6. N-COUNT 技术；技艺；技巧
   If you describe an activity as an art, you mean that it requires skill and that people learn to do it by instinct or experience, rather than by learning facts or rules.
   1. Fishing is an art.
      钓鱼是一门技术。
   2. ...the unscientific arts of seduction and romance.
      勾引异性和谈情说爱的不科学的技巧
7. （be的现在式单数第二人称形式，过时用法）
   Art is an old-fashioned form of the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be.
   1. Father, I know thou art aware of me at all times.
      父亲，我知道您无时无刻不在关心着我。
8. See also: Bachelor of Arts fine art martial art Master of Arts state-of-the-art work of art

1. I happen to be an aficionado of the opera, and I love art museums
   碰巧我是个歌剧迷，而且我爱去艺术博物馆。
2. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
   叶卡捷琳娜大帝赞助过各种艺术创作和科学研究。
3. Fishing is an art.
   钓鱼是一门技术。
4. Father, I know thou art aware of me at all times.
   父亲，我知道您无时无刻不在关心着我。
5. Why are Geography, Drama, Art and English in the ascendant?
   为什么地理、戏剧、艺术和英语逐渐受宠？
6. He blended in with the crowd at the art sale.
   他混入了艺术品拍卖会的人群中。
7. Aboriginal art has finally gained recognition and broken away from being labelled as 'primitive' or 'exotic'
   土著艺术最终获得了承认，并摆脱了“原始”或“异域情调”的标签。
8. The co-op sells the art work at exhibitions.
   这家合作社在展览会上销售艺术品。
9. The house is crammed with priceless furniture and works of art
   房子里摆满了昂贵的家具和艺术品。
10. The distinction between craft and fine art is more controversial.
    对手工艺和美术之间的差别争议更大。
11. I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school.
    我想我会吸收你参加学校的一个艺术团。
12. He deals in antiques and fine art.
    他经营古董和美术品。
13. The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated
    把盗窃艺术品看作是一种绅士犯罪的观念已经过时了。
14. I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it.
    我认为说书人的艺术在于拿到故事后进行的即兴创作。
15. Art and life are inextricable.
    艺术和生活是分不开的。
16. The very earliest sculptures were made under the influence of Greek art
    最早的雕塑作品受到了希腊艺术的影响。
17. The gallery has mounted an exhibition of art by Irish women painters.
    画廊已举办了一场爱尔兰女画家的作品展。
18. I'm a passionate believer in public art
    我是公共艺术的狂热信徒。
19. His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews
    他的继承人把这幅画卖给了伦敦艺术品经销商阿格纽斯。
20. The erotic impulse is sublimated into art.
    将性冲动升华为艺术。
21. Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art.
    他们自己的生活似乎已经拥有叙事艺术的对称性。
22. My mother was ahead of her time. She surrounded me with culture and art.
    我母亲思想前卫，给予了我文化和艺术的熏陶。
23. The house was large and full of art treasures.
    房子很大，里面摆满了艺术珍品。
24. Her art became a vehicle for her political beliefs
    艺术成了她表达政治信仰的工具。
25. The enemy soldiers have looted the treasures of the art museums.
    敌军士兵劫掠走了艺术博物馆的珍藏。
26. Works of art and priceless historical records were ruthlessly destroyed.
    艺术品和珍贵史料全被无情地毁掉了。
27. The Dunhuang frescoes are gems of ancient Chinese art.
    敦煌壁画是我国古代艺术中的瑰宝。
28. They prepared a big exhibition of Dunhuang Art.
    他们筹备了一个大型敦煌艺术展览。
29. A knowledge of anatomy adds to the appreciation of works of art.
    解剖学知识有助于提高对艺术作品的鉴赏力。

  skill art craft【导航词义：技艺】

  skill n. 技能，技艺

〔辨析〕普通用词，指实际工作或操作中运用的技巧和能力，尤指通过实践或专门培训而获得并熟练运用的技能。

  art n. 技能，技巧

〔辨析〕指进行艺术创作的技能，也可指某人做某事的能力，多为通过学习、操练等而获得。

  craft n. 手艺，手工工艺

〔辨析〕指工匠等用手工制作物品的传统技艺、本领。

n.

get sth down to a fine art

• 把…学到家；学得非常在行
  to learn to do sth well and efficiently
  1. I spend so much time travelling that I've got packing down to a fine art.
     我常常旅行，这就把打点行李学到家了。

noun

1. the creation of beautiful or significant things
   1. art does not need to be innovative to be good
   2. I was never any good at art
   3. he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully

   Synonym:    artistic creationartistic production

2. the products of human creativity
   1. an art exhibition
   2. a fine collection of art

   Synonym:    fine art

3. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
   1. the art of conversation
   2. it's quite an art

   Synonym:    artistryprowess

4. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
   1. the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book

   Synonym:    artworkgraphicsnontextual matter