n. 艺术;艺术作品;（需要技术、工艺的）行业;文艺（包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等）;
vi. thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用;
adj. 艺术的;（为）艺术家的;艺术品的;具有艺术性的;
vt.& vi. [口语]（把…）装饰得古色古香，（把…）装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味，把…装饰得有艺术价值;把…加以艺术乔装，使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中];
art
n
1 [U]
(a) creation or expression of sth beautiful, esp in a visual form, eg painting, sculpture, etc 美的事物的创造或表现（尤指用视觉形式, 如绘画, 雕刻等）; 艺术; 美术
the art of the Renaissance 文艺复兴时期的艺术
children's art 儿童的艺术
[attrib 作定语]
an art critic, historian, lover, etc 艺术批评家, 艺术史家, 艺术爱好者.
(b) skill in such creation 艺术技巧
Her performance displayed great art. 她的表演表现了高度的艺术技巧.
This tapestry is a work of art. 这张挂毯是件艺术品.
(c) instances of this 艺术; 美术
[attrib 作定语]
an `art exhibition/gallery 艺术展览[馆].
2 the arts [pl]
= fine art (fine).
3 arts [pl] subjects of study (eg languages, literature, history) in which imaginative and creative skills are more important than the exact measurement and calculation needed in science 文科
[attrib 作定语]
an arts degree with honours in sociology 他持有社会学的文科（荣誉）学位.
4 [C, U] any skill or ability that can be learnt by practice, esp contrasted with scientific technique; knack （尤指与科学技术相对而言的, 经过实践获得的）技能, 技巧
the art of appearing confident at interviews 在面试时表现自信的技巧
Threading a needle is an art in itself. 穿针引线本身就是一种技巧.
The art of letter-writing is fast disappearing. 尺牍技巧行将消失.
5
(a) [U] cunning; trickery 狡诈; 欺诈.
(b) [C] trick; wile 奸计; 诡计
well-practised in the arts of seduction 惯用诱骗诡计.
6 (idm 习语) get sth down to a fine art => fine2.
art v (arch 古) (2nd pers sing pres t form of be, used with thou be的单数第二人称现在时态, 与thou连用)
`O rose, thou art sick.' '玫瑰, 汝病矣.