ac·tor /ˈæktə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 noun [countableC] APsomeone who performs in a play or film 演员leading/principal actor She has starred with many leading actors. 她曾与许多大牌演员一起担任主角。
character actor (=an actor who takes unusual or interesting roles) 性格演员
n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa good/fine/great actorHe had a reputation as a fine actor.
a well-known/famous actorI’d really like to be a famous actor.
a professional/amateur actorIt isn’t easy to become a successful professional actor.
the leading/principal actor (=acting the most important part)Schwarzenegger was one of Hollywood’s leading actors.
a supporting actor (=acting a part that is not the most important one)She was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
a talented/accomplished actorJacobsen was one of the most accomplished actors of his generation.
a comic actorHe was a comic actor and he always got a laugh.
a classical actor (=acting parts from important traditional literature)a drama school that trains classical actors
NOUN + actora movie/film/screen/Hollywood actorthe movie actor Brad Pitt
a stage actorMost stage actors are very badly paid.
a television/TV actorFor several years he had small parts as a television actor.
a comedy actorJason was voted top TV comedy actor.
a character actor (=an actor who is good at unusual or interesting roles)As a character actor you get interesting parts.
THESAURUSactor someone who performs in a play or film 演员Her son wants to be an actor. 她儿子想当演员。
nBoth my parents are actors.
actress a woman who performs in a play or film. Many women prefer to be called actors rather than actresses 女演员〔许多女性更喜欢被称作actor,而不是actress〕Who was the actress who played Jane Eyre? 扮演简·爱的女演员是谁?
nShe’s one of my favourite actresses.
star a famous actor 明星Julia Roberts is a famous Hollywood star. 茱莉娅·罗伯茨是著名的好莱坞明星。
The hotel is popular with movie stars. 这家酒店很受电影明星的喜爱。
the star someone who plays the most important part in a play or film 主角Daniel Radcliffe is the star of the ‘Harry Potter’ films. 丹尼尔·拉德克利夫是《哈利·波特》系列电影的主角。
co-star one of two or more famous actors who have important parts in a play or film 联袂主演明星Her co-star Jodie Foster won the Best Actress Award. 与她联袂主演的影星朱迪·福斯特获得了最佳女演员奖。
the lead the main acting part in a play or film 主角He will play the lead in a new version of ‘Dracula’. 他将扮演新版《吸血僵尸》的主角。
extra an actor in a film who does not say anything but is part of a crowd 临时演员,群众演员She started her career as an extra in TV soap operas. 她初出道时在电视肥皂剧里当群众演员。
understudy an actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill 候补演员,替角Vanessa had flu, and her place was taken by her understudy, Miss Lisa Fennell. 瓦妮莎得了流感,她的角色由替补演员莉萨·芬内尔小姐担任。
a group of actors 演员的群体the cast all the actors in a play or film 〔一出戏或一部电影的〕全体演员Other members of the cast include Johnny Depp and Danny DeVito. 剧组的其他成员包括约翰尼·德普和丹尼·德维托。
She will head the cast (=she will have the most important part). 她将领衔主演。
company a group of actors who perform plays together 剧团In 2006, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. 2006年,他加入了皇家莎士比亚剧团。
The play will be performed by an all-female company. 该剧将由一个女子剧团表演。