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    director

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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Business management, Media, Theatre
    di·rec·tor /dəˈrektə, daɪ- $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable]  1  BBCsomeone who controls or manages a company 董事，理事，经理 → executivedirector of a former director of Gartmore Pensions Ltd 加特莫尔退休基金有限公司的前任董事 The company is run by a board of directors (=a group of directors). 这家公司由董事会管理。2  BBBMANAGERsomeone who is in charge of a particular activity or organization 负责人，主管director of the director of education 教育局局长finance/marketing/sales etc director (=the person in charge of the financial department etc) 财务部/市场部/销售部等主管3. AMAPTthe person who gives instructions to the actors and other people working on a film or play 导演 → producer →4  See picture of 见图 CHAIR → managing director, non-executive directorn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: the person who gives instructions to the actors and other people working on a film or playtypes of directora film/movie directorthe film director Stephen Spielberga theatre director British English, a theater director American English:Laura Thompson is a theatre director now in the middle of rehearsals for 'Romeo and Juliet'.an artistic director (=person who controls which plays a theatre produces and how they are produced)The artistic director announced that a new play would be staged next month.a musical directorHe later became musical director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
    Examples from the Corpus
    director• The Alley has undergone a rebirth under Boyd, who became artistic director in 1989.• Have you met the new finance director?• As art gallery director, Alistair will be served one.• Many said the special effects, a hallmark of director Steven Spielberg, were amazing.• This demonstrates how difficult it has become to determine the real incomes of such highly paid directors.• Miller has been appointed to the position of sales director.• For youngsters in particular the personality of the director is as important as any musical qualifications.• The directors are meeting today to discuss the company's future.• The director keeps his audience off-balance.• Dr Jane Wilde, director of the Health Promotion Agencyboard of directors• The company itself is run by a board of directors elected by the shareholders.• To begin, he formed a council that would act like a board of directors for Magma Metals.• It notes he served on the Leesburg Soccer Club board of directors a decade ago.• He found two lists of boards of directors, apparently copied from a magazine article.• He set up a powerful board of directors to represent a cross section of business, political and public sector interests.• And that there will be a temporary board of directors real soon, also appointed by her.• In practice they are recommended for appointment by the board of directors.• There's only one woman on the board of directors.• The board of directors is unlikely to be in as good a position as the manager to judge on this.finance/marketing/sales etc director• Walsh became Marketing Director on a salary of £20,000, and with a £1.5 million budget.• As trade in services soars, taxmen will find it harder to keep up with clever finance directors.• Um, we do have the September challenge from our national sales director.• And to marketing director Elizabeth Carduff, whose support and deep-felt response to this book has turned business into pure pleasure.    From Longman Business Dictionarydirectordi‧rec‧tor /dəˈrektə, daɪ--ər/ (also company director) noun [countable]1JOBone of the committee of top managers who control a companyThe board of directors are expected to cut the 35-cent quarterly dividend when they meet later this month. → see also board of directors → alternate director → creative director → executive director → guineapig director → managing director → non-executive director2JOB financial/sales/personnel etc director someone who is in charge of a particular department of an organization
    di·rec·tor noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
    a who company controls someone Corpus manages Business or


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    director
    di‧rec‧tor S2 W1 /dəˈrektə, dɪˈrektə, daɪ- $ -ər/ noun [countable]
     Word Family: noun: direction, directness, director; verb: direct, redirect; adverb: directly ≠ indirectly; adjective: direct ≠ indirect
    1. someone who controls or manages a company ⇨ executive
        director of
        a former director of Gartmore Pensions Ltd
        The company is run by a board of directors (=a group of directors).
    2. someone who is in charge of a particular activity or organization
        director of
        the director of education
        finance/marketing/sales etc director (=the person in charge of the financial department etc)
    3. the person who gives instructions to the actors and other people working on a film or play ⇨ producer
    ⇨ managing director, non-executive director
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    (for Meaning 3)
    ■ types of director
       ▪ a film/movie director the film director Stephen Spielberg
       ▪ a theatre director British English, a theater director AmE: Laura Thompson is a theatre director now in the middle of rehearsals for 'Romeo and Juliet'.
       ▪ an artistic director (=person who controls which plays a theatre produces and how they are produced) The artistic director announced that a new play would be staged next month.
       ▪ a musical director He later became musical director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
         
    THESAURUS
    ■ the people who make film
       ▪ actor a man or woman who acts in a film: a previously unknown actor | Brando was one of Hollywood’s greatest actors.
       ▪ actress a woman who acts in a film. Women who appear in films or plays usually prefer to be called actors: She was the actress who played Scarlet O'Hara in ‘Gone with the Wind’.
       ▪ star a famous actor or actress: He looked liked a movie star. | a hotel which was used by the stars
       ▪ director the person who tells the actors and actresses in a film what to do: The director of the film is Quentin Tarantino.
       ▪ producer the person who makes the arrangements for a film to be made and controls the budget
       ▪ film/movie crew the people operating the camera, lights etc who help the director make a film


    🔑 dir·ect·orBrE /dəˈrektə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /dəˈrektər/ 🔊BrE /dɪˈrektə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈrektər/ 🔊BrE /daɪˈrektə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /daɪˈrektər/ 🔊 noun🔑 one of a group of senior managers who run a company 董事；理事；经理◆the managing director 总经理◆an executive/non-executive director 执行／非执行董事◆He's on the board of directors. 他是董事会成员。🔊🔊

    agent, business, company, competitor, customer, director, employ, franchise, manager, shareholder

    🔑 a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company, a college, etc. （某一活动的）负责人；（公司部门的）主任，经理；（学院的）院长◆the musical director音乐总监◆a regional director地区主管◆the director of education教育局长🔑 a person in charge of a film/movie or play who tells the actors and staff what to do （电影、戏剧等的）导演  ➡  compare producer (2) <titled tranID="40" status="2">Cinema/the movies<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>电影</chn></titled>

    Watching 观看

    • go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie 去／带某人去看电影
    • go to/sit in (BrE) the cinema/(NAmE) the (movie) theater 去／在看电影
    • rent a film/movie/DVD 租借影片／DVD 光碟
    • download/stream a film/movie 下载／用串流传输方式播放电影
    • burn/copy/rip a DVD 刻录／复制／转压一张 DVD 碟片
    • see/watch a film/movie/DVD/preview/trailer 观看电影／DVD 碟片／预映／预告片

    Showing 放映；播放

    • show/screen a film/movie 放映电影
    • promote/distribute/review a film/movie 宣传／发行／评论电影
    • (BrE) be on at the cinema 在电影院上映
    • be released on/come out on/be out on DVD 发行 DVD
    • captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience 使观众着迷／高兴／感兴趣／激动
    • do well/badly at the box office 票房好／不好
    • get a lot of/live up to the hype 受到大肆炒作；与天花乱坠的广告宣传相符

    Film-making 电影制作

    • write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay 写／合写一部电影剧本
    • direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel 导演／制作／拍摄／编辑电影／续集
    • make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie 拍摄一部浪漫喜剧／惊悚片／动作片
    • do/work on a sequel/remake 拍摄续集；重拍
    • film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth) 拍摄（…的）开场戏／一套动作／连续镜头
    • compose/create/do/write the soundtrack 制作电影声带
    • cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence 剪辑掉一个镜头／一组镜头

    Acting 表演

    • have/get/do an audition 试演
    • get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role 得以饰演／饰演主角／配角
    • play a character/James Bond/the bad guy 饰演一个人物／詹姆斯 · 邦德／反面角色
    • act in/appear in/star in a film/movie/remake 出演／主演一部影片／翻拍电影
    • do/perform/attempt a stunt 做／尝试特技表演
    • work in/make it big in Hollywood 在好莱坞工作／取得成功
    • forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood 在好莱坞闯出／追求一番事业

    Describing films 描述电影

    • the camera pulls back/pans over sth/zooms in (on sth) 摄影机拉回／追拍／推近…
    • the camera focuses on sth/lingers on sth 摄影机聚焦于／长时间拍摄某物
    • shoot sb/show sb in extreme close-up 用特写镜头拍摄／表现某人
    • use odd/unusual camera angles 采用奇特的／不同寻常的摄影机角度
    • be filmed/shot on location/in a studio 在外景地／摄影棚拍摄
    • be set/take place in London/in the '60s 以伦敦／60 年代为背景
    • have a happy ending/plot twist 有美满的结局／出人意料的情节转折