writer

noun

1. 作家；作者；著者
   a person whose job is writing books, stories, articles, etc.
   1. writers of poetry
      诗人
   2. a travel/cookery, etc. writer
      游记作家、写菜谱的人等
2. 写…的人；执笔者；撰写人
   a person who has written a particular thing
   1. the writer of this letter
      写这封信的人
3. 写字…的人
   a person who forms letters in a particular way when they are writing
   1. a messy writer
      书写潦草的人

1. N-COUNT (专业)作家
   A writer is a person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job.
   1. Turner is a writer and critic.
      特纳是作家兼批评家。
   2. ...detective stories by American writers.
      美国作家创作的侦探小说
   3. ...novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux.
      小说家兼游记作家保罗·泰鲁
   4. ...Frank Keating, this paper's respected sports writer.
      弗兰克·基廷——本报备受尊敬的体育专栏作家
2. N-COUNT （特定文章、报告、信件或故事的）作者，撰写者
   The writer of a particular article, report, letter, or story is the person who wrote it.
   1. No-one is to see the document without the permission of the writer of the report...
      此报告未经作者允许，任何人不得翻阅。
   2. I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
      我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。

1. As a writer I am interested in characterization.
   作为作家，我对人物塑造感兴趣。
2. He was also a writer of beautiful stories, some of which are collaborations with his fiancee.
   他还写了一些美妙的故事，其中有些是和他的未婚妻合著的。
3. It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.
   成为作家要有天分，但更要有创作的冲动。
4. The writer builds up a clever contextual picture of upper class life.
   作者巧妙地构筑了一幅上流社会生活的背景图画。
5. I disagree with the doctrine that the writer's life and intention have no bearing on his texts.
   我不同意作者的生活和意图与他的文本没有联系的学说。
6. He's embarking on a new career as a writer
   他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
7. I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.
   我的小说作家生涯失败了，原因完全是因为教育体制的缺陷。
8. The truth is, I'm a failed comedy writer really.
   事实上，我真的是个很失败的喜剧作家。
9. Diana is a writer of historical fiction.
   黛安娜是历史小说作家。
10. This mad writer kept a lobster as a pet.
    这个疯狂的作家把龙虾当宠物养。
11. Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.
    许多人都视艾丽丝·默多克为极其优秀和严肃的作家。
12. We can only print letters which are accompanied by the writer's name and address.
    我们只能刊登附有作者姓名和地址的信件。
13. She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories
    她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
14. He was a writer of repute
    他曾经是一位颇有名望的作者。
15. A writer is suing director Steven Spielberg for allegedly stealing his film idea
    一名作家正控告导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格涉嫌剽窃了他的电影创意。
16. She is now a writer and fashion stylist.
    她现在是作家兼时尚造型师。
17. Kingdon's broad experience, as writer and scholar, suffuses this important book.
    金登身为作家和学者的丰富阅历在这部重要的著作中体现得淋漓尽致。
18. He was an unknown writer.
    他是个名不见经传的作家。
19. Turner is a writer and critic.
    特纳是作家兼批评家。
20. No-one is to see the document without the permission of the writer of the report
    此报告未经作者允许，任何人不得翻阅。
21. I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
    我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。
22. The writer has sold out his artistic standards and now just writes for a living.
    这个作家已背弃了他原来的艺术标准，现在只是卖文为生。
23. One of writer's favourite themes is the fraternity of mankind.
    作家最喜欢写的一个主题是人类的博爱。
24. At this point the writer puts in [ inserts] a flashback.
    作者在这里安插了一段倒叙。
25. In this book the writer contrasts good with [ and] evil.
    作者在本书中，把善与恶作了对比。
26. He knows his limitations as a writer.
    他知道自己作为一个作家的局限性。
27. The writer constructed the story from memories of her childhood.
    作者根据她自己童年的回忆构思了这个故事。
28. The writer's imagination seems to have dried up.
    这位作家的想像力好像己经枯竭了。
29. He is not so much a writer as a reporter.
    他与其说是个作家，毋宁说是个记者。
30. They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year.
    他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。

  writer author【导航词义：作者】

  writer n. 作者，作家

〔辨析〕普通用词，含义较广，多指以写作为职业的作家，一般限于传统文学体裁（如小说、戏剧、诗歌、散文等）之范畴；也可指普通报刊文章、报道、论文、甚至广告文字的撰写者或写家。有时可用于含褒、贬之意的非正式说法。

  author n. 作者，作家，著作人

〔辨析〕较正式用词，常特指某一文章、著作等的作者；指作家时，其与writer 的显著区别就是并不强调是否以写作为职业，而只强调写作出版的事实。

noun

1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

   Synonym:    author

2. a person who is able to write and has written something