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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++au·thor1 /ˈɔːθə $ ˈɒːθər/ ●●● W2 AWL noun [countable] 1 TCNWRITEsomeone who has written a book 作者，作家，著作人 SYN writer Nothomb is a Belgian author. 诺东是位比利时作家。author of He was the author of two books on China. 他写过两本有关中国的书。 It’s clear that the author is a woman. 显然，这位作者是女性。2 INVENT formal the person who starts a plan or idea 〔计划、主张的〕创始人，发起者 SYN initiatorauthor of the author of the state reforms 州政府改革的发起者 —authorial /ɔːˈθɔːriəl $ ɒː-/ adjective [only before noun]n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa famous/well-known authorThe famous author Henry James lived here.a best-selling authorIan McEwan is a best-selling author.a children’s authorthe children’s author Roald Dahlyour favourite authorWho’s your favourite author?a prolific author (=one who writes many books)She is also a prolific author with more than 70 books published. a contributing author (=someone who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine, or who writes part of a book, report etc)Ms Gomez was a contributing author to Chapter 1 of the WG II Report.
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author• Like an author, Eloise would write what she chose on the blank page, would turn Jenny into her own creation.• For example, authors writing in dialect and authors from certain social groups have been under-represented.• Balzac was one of her favourite authors.• Dickens is one of my favourite authors.• The prize was won by the German author, Heinrich Böll.• The objects and phenomena that a physics book describes are simpler than a single cell in the body of its author.• We will be interviewing Lisa Mainero, author of 'Office Romance'.• A little gentle encouragement is all that is needed to put this promising author into the ranks of the high-flyers.• And here we shall focus primarily on the role of the post-Renaissance author, the author born of Cartesian dualism.• Inflammation was graded according to Matt's criteria by one of the authors, who was given no clinical information.• Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie.• He was the author of the fourth Gospel, three biblical epistles, and the book of the Revelation.• Who was the author of 'Catch 22'?• The authors are drawn from the international surface analysis community and all of the material is clearly presented and well illustrated.• The author has signed the book on the title page.• The author of 'Surfing on the Internet', JC Hertz, will be on tonight's show.• The author recalls scenes from her childhood.author of• Roald Dahl was a famous author of children's books.• Assemblyman Richard Floyd was the author of the helmet law.author2 AWL verb [transitive] WRITEto be the writer of a book, report etc 创作，写作，撰写→ See Verb tableOrigin author1 (1300-1400) Old North French auctour, from Latin auctor “maker, writer”, from augere; → AUGMENTau·thor1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1author2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
who a someone has written Corpus book
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au‧thor1 W2 AC /ˈɔːθə $ ˈɒːθər/ 
noun [countable]
SYN writer:
Nothomb is a Belgian author.
author of
He was the author of two books on China.
It’s clear that the author is a woman.
2. formal the person who starts a plan or idea
SYN initiator
author of
the author of the state reforms
—authorial /ɔːˈθɔːriəl $ ɒː-/ adjective [only before noun]
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▪a famous/well-known author The famous author Henry James lived here.
▪a best-selling author Ian McEwan is a best-selling author.
▪a children’s author the children’s author Roald Dahl
▪your favourite author Who’s your favourite author?
▪a prolific author (=one who writes many books) She is also a prolific author with more than 70 books published.
▪a contributing author (=someone who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine, or who writes part of a book, report etc) Ms Gomez was a contributing author to Chapter 1 of the WG II Report.
▪ writer someone who writes books, stories, or articles in as a job: Greene was one of the finest writers of his generation. | a writer for the Independent on Sunday magazine | I always wanted to be a writer.
▪author someone who writes books, especially works of literature, or someone who wrote a particular book: Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie. | The author will be signing copies of his book. | He was the author of ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.
▪novelist someone who writes books about imaginary people or events: Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists. | the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland
▪poet someone who writes poems: a class studying the works of modern American poets
▪playwright someone who writes plays: Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in English history.
▪dramatist someone who writes plays - used especially in literary writing, about playwrights in the past: the great French dramatist, Moliere
▪scriptwriter (also screenwriter ) someone who writes plays for films or television: Three or four scriptwriters work on the show.
▪blogger someone who regularly writes about a particular subject on their own website: a travel blogger | a blogger who writes about the differences between American and British English
author2 AC verb [transitive]
to be the writer of a book, report etc
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old North French
Origin: auctour, from Latin auctor 'maker, writer', from augere; ⇨ augment
1. someone who has written a book Language: Old North French
Origin: auctour, from Latin auctor 'maker, writer', from augere; ⇨ augment
SYN writer:
author of
2. formal the person who starts a plan or idea
SYN initiator
author of
—authorial /ɔːˈθɔːriəl $ ɒː-/ adjective [only before noun]
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verb [transitive]to be the writer of a book, report etc
Being a writer 当作家
write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 become a writer/novelist/playwright成为作家／小说家／剧作家 find/have a publisher/an agent找到／有出版商／代理人 have a new book out出版一部新书 edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 dedicate a book/poem to…把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围
construct/create/weave/weave sth into a complex narrative构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 advance/drive the plot推进故事情节的发展 introduce/present the protagonist/a character介绍主人公／一个人物 describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(sb as) a hero/villain描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 create an exciting/a tense atmosphere营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 build/heighten the suspense/tension制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 evoke/capture the pathos of the situation唤起对这种状况的同情 convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 engage the reader吸引读者 seize/capture/grip the (reader's) imagination抓住（读者的）想象力 arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)唤起（读者的）情感／同情 lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言
use/employ language/imagery/humour/( humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a deviceespecially
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 use/adopt/develop a style/technique使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 be rich in/be full of symbolism富含象征意义 evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…唤起…的形象／感觉 create/achieve an effect创造／取得效果 maintain/lighten the tone维持／缓和基调 introduce/develop an idea/a theme引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 inspire a novel/a poet/sb's work/sb's imagination促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论
read an author/sb's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 review a book/a novel/sb's work评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 give sth/get/have/receive a good/bad review给予／得到好评／恶评 be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece被誉为一部杰作 quote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/author引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 provoke/spark discussion/criticism引发讨论／评论 study/interpret/understand a text/passage研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 translate sb's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗