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oeuvre

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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oeu·vre /ˈɜːvrə $ ˈʊvrə/ noun [countable usually singular] formal  Aall the works of an artist or writer 〔画家或作家的〕全部作品 SYN works the oeuvre of Van Gogh高的全部画作
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oeuvreNimbus should be strongly encouraged to embark on the complete oeuvre of Gotschalk with Alan Marks.His entire oeuvre as a photographer fits into a period of 18 short years.This explains why Minton was so fascinated by portraits which during his time at Allen Street more or less dominated his oeuvre.Nearly 30 years on, Faithless testifies to the awesome fertility of his oeuvre.His oeuvre consisted almost entirely of small houses.This migrant painting is hardly the first in the Tucson painter's political oeuvre.As part of the oeuvre of a distinguished practitioner?Hewanted his whole oeuvre to be seen from A to Z without any cuts.
Origin oeuvre (1800-1900) French work
oeu·vre nounChineseSyllable
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oeuvre
oeuvre /ˈɜːvrə $ ˈʊvrə/ noun [countable usually singular] formal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: __work__
all the works of an artist or writer
   SYN  works:
    the oeuvre of Van Gogh


oeuvreBrE /ˈɜːvrə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɜːvrə/ 🔊 noun [singular] (from French, formal) all the works of a writer, artist, etc. (作家、艺术家等的)全部作品Picasso's oeuvre毕加索的全部作品