work of art
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌwork of ˈart ●●○ noun (plural works of art) [countable] 1. Aa painting, sculpture etc of high quality 〔绘画、雕刻等〕艺术品2 GOOD/EXCELLENTsomething that is very attractive and skilfully made – often used humorously 精致的东西〔常为幽默用法〕 That cake’s a real work of art! 那蛋糕简直是艺术品！
Examples from the Corpus
work of art• His stomach muscles are a work of art.• Then to turn the contents of a pocket into a work of art.• On paper, the M16 was a work of art in the most grim of crafts.• But not in the so-called work of art.• The tax law provides for a deduction of the fair market value of the work of art.ˌwork of ˈart nounChineseSyllable
sculpture high etc Corpus a of painting, quality
work of art
ˌwork of ˈart
noun (plural works of art) [countable]
1. a painting, sculpture etc of high quality
2. something that is very attractive and skilfully made – often used humorously:
That cake’s a real work of art!
ˌwork of ˈart
noun (plural works of art) [countable]1. a painting, sculpture etc of high quality
2. something that is very attractive and skilfully made – often used humorously: