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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

art [ɒːt]
  1. 1. noun [u] (paintings,sculpture etc) 艺术
    an exhibition of modern art
    一场现代艺术展
  2. 2. noun [u] (activity of drawing,painting etc) 美术
    I've never been any good at art.
    一向美术不在行。
  3. 3. noun [c] (skill) 技艺
  4. 4. cpd [+exhibition] [ collection] [ student] 艺术
  5. 5. n pl the arts (creative activities) 艺术活动
    a patron of the arts
    一位艺术活动赞助人
  6. 6. n pl (in education) 文科
  7. 7. cpd [+graduate] [ student] [ course] arts 文科
    work of art
    艺术品
    the art of survival
    生存技巧

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

art [ɑːrt]
  1. 1. n.[u] 艺术品,美术品
    Together both men resisted modernity in religion, morality, politics, economics, and art.
    两个男人一起抵制宗教道德政治经济艺术方面现代作风
  2. 2. noun [Person Name] 阿尔特
  3. 3. n.[u] 艺术美术
    A great work of art can have no meaning.
    伟大艺术作品可能没有任何含义
    He said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully.
    他说建筑学是一种完美占用空间艺术
    I was never any good at art.
    我在艺术方面从未入门
    Art does not need to be innovative to be good.
    艺术不一定非要创新才更好。
  4. 4. n.[c/u] 技巧技能技艺
    The art of comedy is something which one needs to be immersed in.
    喜剧艺术需要人沉浸入其中
    It's quite an art.
    完全是一种本能
  5. 5. n.[u] 插图插画
    Oh, I am very happy with the cover art of all my books now.
    哦,我非常满意我的所有著作目前封面图画
  6. 6. n.[c] [Plural] 人文科学文科

Collins English-English Dictionary

art [ɒːt]
  1. 1. n the creation of works of beauty or other special significance
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    an art movement
  3. 3. n the exercise of human skill (as distinguished from nature)
  4. 4. n imaginative skill as applied to representations of the natural world or figments of the imagination
  5. 5. n the products of man's creative activities; works of art collectively, esp of the visual arts, sometimes also music, drama, dance, and literature
  6. 6. n (as modifier) - See also arts fine art
    an art gallery
  7. 7. n excellence or aesthetic merit of conception or execution as exemplified by such works
  8. 8. n any branch of the visual arts, esp painting
  9. 9. n [modifier] intended to be artistic or decorative
    art needlework
  10. 10. n any field using the techniques of art to display artistic qualities
    advertising art
  11. 11. n (as modifier)
    an art film
  12. 12. n [journalism] photographs or other illustrations in a newspaper, etc
  13. 13. n method, facility, or knack
    the art of threading a needle
    the art of writing letters
  14. 14. n the system of rules or principles governing a particular human activity
    the art of government
  15. 15. n artfulness; cunning
  16. 16. n See also arts
  17. 17. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French, from Latin ars craftsmanship
art [ɒːt]
  1. 1. vb a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be
  2. 2. vb [Etymology] Old English eart, part of beon to be

Examples

a lover of art {or} an art lover
钟爱艺术的人
Contemporary art especially the art of this century, has chosen to overthrow tradition.
当代艺术,特别是这个世纪的艺术,已经选择了颠覆传统。
Art is long, and life is short.
生命短暂,艺术长存
The cobbler's art
皮匠业
art gallery
美术馆
art movie
艺术片,美术片

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