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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    gal·le·ry /ˈɡæləri/ ●●○ W3 noun (plural galleries) [countable]  1  a) AVPa large building where people can see famous pieces of art 美术馆 an exhibition of African art at the Hayward Gallery 海沃德美术馆的非洲艺术展览 b) AVSHOP/STOREa small privately owned shop or studio where you can see and buy pieces of art 〔陈列并出售艺术品的私人拥有的〕画廊 →4  See picture of 见图 gallery2  a) TBBAPan upper floor or balcony built on an inner wall of a hall, theatre, or church, from which people can watch a performance, discussion etc 〔大厅、剧场或教堂里的〕楼座，楼上旁听席 the public gallery in Congress 国会的公共旁听席in the gallery We could only afford seats up in the gallery. 我们只买得起楼座里的位子。 b) the galleryAP the people sitting in a gallery 楼座观众3. play to the gallery LIKE somebody OR somethingto do or say something just because you think it will please people and make you popular 哗众取宠，讨好众人4. TPGHEa level passage under the ground in a mine or cave 〔矿坑或洞穴里的〕水平巷道[坑道] → press gallery, shooting galleryn COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + galleryan art gallerya guide to the city's museums and art galleriesa picture/portrait galleryThe picture gallery is full of treasures.a private gallery (=owned by a private person)The portrait was to be sold to a private gallery in the United States.the national gallery (=owned by the country)Edinburgh has three national galleries.verbsvisit/go to a galleryThe children visited the gallery on a school trip.a painting hangs in a galleryMany of her pictures hang in the National Gallery of Canada.a gallery is showing/exhibiting somethingThe gallery is showing a series of watercolour works.exhibit something in/at a galleryIt was the first time that the paintings had been exhibited in a gallery.gallery + NOUNgallery space (=area for displaying art )She exhibited her work in the gallery space of the Institute of Art and Technology.
    Examples from the Corpus
    gallery• Heroes of change, locally and internationally, will be honored in a gallery of photography, artwork, paintings and sculpture.• He owns and operates an art gallery in downtown Phoenix that shows only his own work.• One of the rooms has been made into a small modern art gallery.• They asked if I would like to be gallery secretary.• a craft gallery downtown• There were four galleries here, of which two remain.• Our steps echo over the marble floors, through the cavernous rooms and long galleries.• We spent the afternoon looking at paintings in the National Gallery.• The museum's new gallery will be named after the Andersons.• the National Portrait Gallery in Washington• the public gallery in Congress• Burglars broke into the gallery shortly after the Erte was hung.• Dale is showing some of his work in one of the galleries downtown.• It's a kind of work encountered with more and more frequency in New York galleries these days.    Origin gallery (1400-1500) Medieval Latin galeria, perhaps from galilaea “small room for praying in inside a church”, probably from Galilaea “Galilee”, area in Palestine where Christ traveled and taught
    gal·le·ry noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
    building can famous Corpus large see a people where


    gallery
    gal‧le‧ry W3 /ˈɡæləri/ noun (plural galleries) [countable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Medieval Latin
     Origin: galeria, perhaps from galilaea 'small room for praying in inside a church', probably from Galilaea 'Galilee', area in Palestine where Christ traveled and taught
    1.
      a. a large building where people can see famous pieces of art:
        an exhibition of African art at the Hayward Gallery
      b. a small privately owned shop or studio where you can see and buy pieces of art
    2.
      a. an upper floor or balcony built on an inner wall of a hall, theatre, or church, from which people can watch a performance, discussion etc:
        the public gallery in Congress
        in the gallery
        We could only afford seats up in the gallery.
      b. the gallery the people sitting in a gallery
    3. play to the gallery to do or say something just because you think it will please people and make you popular
    4. a level passage under the ground in a mine or cave
    ⇨ press gallery, shooting gallery
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gallery
       ▪ an art gallery a guide to the city's museums and art galleries
       ▪ a picture/portrait gallery The picture gallery is full of treasures.
       ▪ a private gallery (=owned by a private person) The portrait was to be sold to a private gallery in the United States.
       ▪ the national gallery (=owned by the country) Edinburgh has three national galleries.
    ■ verbs
       ▪ visit/go to a gallery The children visited the gallery on a school trip.
       ▪ a painting hangs in a gallery Many of her pictures hang in the National Gallery of Canada.
       ▪ a gallery is showing/exhibiting something The gallery is showing a series of watercolour works.
       ▪ exhibit something in/at a gallery It was the first time that the paintings had been exhibited in a gallery.
    ■ gallery + NOUN
       ▪ gallery space (=area for displaying art ) She exhibited her work in the gallery space of the Institute of Art and Technology.


    gal·leryBrE /ˈɡæləri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡæləri/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    gal·leries    )     a room or building for showing works of art, especially to the public （艺术作品的）陈列室，展览馆；画廊◆an art/a picture gallery 美术馆◆the National Gallery国家美术馆<titled tranID="36" status="2">Fine arts<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>美术</chn></titled>

    Creating art 艺术创作

    • make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints 创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画
    • do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch 画油画／自画像／线条画／草图
    • create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures 创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑
    • produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints 创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画
    • paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(especially US) in watercolors/on canvas 画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画
    • draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink 画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画
    • sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape 勾勒草图／形体／图形
    • carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood 雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头
    • sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure 雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体
    • etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass 蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上
    • mix colours/(especially US) colors/pigments/paints 调色；调颜料
    • add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(especially US) color/pigment 加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料
    • use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint 使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料
    • work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media 用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品

    Describing art 描述艺术

    • paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior 画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景
    • depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme 描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题
    • create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective 设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果
    • paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones 用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色
    • use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms 用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形
    • develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style 用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘

    Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售

    • commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth 委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画
    • frame a painting/portrait 给一幅画／肖像画镶框
    • hang art/a picture/a painting 悬挂艺术品／图画／画作
    • display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece 陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品
    • be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum 在美术馆／博物馆展出
    • install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth 在某处安放一座雕塑
    • erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue 竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像
    • hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially BrE) /(NAmE usually) an exhibit 举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览
    • be/go on (BrE) exhibition/(NAmE) exhibit 参展
    • feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works 重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品
    • collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints 收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画
    • restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art 修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
      ➡  see also art gallery     a small private shop/store where you can see and buy works of art 私家画店an upstairs area at the back or sides of a large hall where people can sit （大厅的）楼座，楼上旁听席◆Relatives of the victim watched from the public gallery as the murder charge was read out in court. 法庭宣读谋杀指控时受害者的亲属在公共旁听席观看。🔊🔊  ➡  see also press gallery the highest level in a theatre where the cheapest seats are （剧场中票价最低的）顶层楼座a long narrow room, especially one used for a particular purpose 长廊；走廊；柱廊  ➡  see also shooting gallery a level passage under the ground in a mine or cave （矿坑或洞穴中的）水平巷道    ●play to the ˈgalleryto behave in an exaggerated way to attract people's attention 哗众取宠；行为惹人注目