ar-ti-fi-cial <Hr /.ditifijl;
NAmE,a:rt-l
adj.
1 made or produced to copy sth natural; not real AlW; A ik
; ff§ (ft: an artificial
limb/flower/
sweetener/fertilizer fg)&;
f§* X; A & Stf ft'J; it IE 0 artificial lighting/light A
.TIM; AiaA
2 created by people; not happening naturally
A
Al M; A A job interview is a very artificial situation. AIR® K Jit —X
AXX g o the artificial barriers
of race,
class and gender / 'l48*JWAAfW 3 not what
it appears to be cm fake: artificial
emotion fg $c >£ ► ar-ti-fi-ci-al-ity
/.aiti.fij'i'selati;
NAmE ,airt-/ noun [U] artificial ly /.aiti'fijali; NAmE ,a:rt-/ adv. : artificially created
artificially low prices AAffif&Wfftfft .artificial insemi nation
noun [U] [abbr. Al) the process of making
a woman or female animal pregnant by an artificial method of putting male sperm inside her, and not by sexual
activity A
X II: artificial
insemination by a donor,
abbreviated to ‘AID’ XIGfS AX
®.m (mii aid )
.artificial intelligence noun [U] {abbr. Al) (computing if) an area of study
concerned with making computers copy intelligent human behaviour Al^ib .artificial 'language noun a language invented
for international communication or for use with computers ( ASIANS ) AitiSW; (IfitflW )
AX in h
.artificial 'life noun [U] (computing if) the use of
programs or systems that copy the behaviour of living things Axxifr (mt) .artificial respi'ration (BrE also artificial ventilation)
noun [u] the process of
helping a person who has stopped breathing begin to breathe again, usually by
blowing into their mouth or nose AX Of •$. — compare mouth-to-mouth resuscitation artillery /ai'tilari; NAmE air’t-/ noun 1 [U] large, heavy guns
which are often moved on wheels ( ) A'®:
The town is under heavy artillery fire.
'J&A2.X, 2 the artillery [sing
] the section of an army
trained to use these guns J&AnlAA
artil lery man /ai’tilariman; NAmE a:r‘t-/ noun {pi. artillerymen /-men/) a member of a regiment (= section of the army) that
is trained to use artillery
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artisan /.aiti’zaen; NAmE
’airtazn/ noun {formal) a person who does
skilled work, making things with their hands XE; X1lA cm craftsman art ist Ow/’artist; NAmE'airt-/
noun 1 a person who creates
works of art, especially paintings or drawings It A M ; (,. A ft ) H M
: an
exhibition of work by
contemporary British artists ^ ft ^ S If ^ # iSp M 0 a graphic artist X ffi ia S 1t A % 0 a make-up artist
it
!lrp O Police
have issued an artist’s impression of her attacker. AWtlflA
fto 0 {figurative) Whoever made this
cake is a real artist.
o 2= ARTISTE: a
recording/solo artist
Wf^ztAMi; XM
ar tiste /ai’tiist; NAmE air't-/ (also art-ist) noun {especially BrE) a professional
entertainer such as a singer, a dancer or an actor AfiHK M; It A art is tic 0-w /ai’tistik; NAmE air't-/ adj.
1
connected with art or artists zt Afrt; It A=it$J: the artistic works of the
period iA Eff 1$ Aj A A hr 0
a work of great artistic merit X AfftHfS(Kj or
o the artistic director of the theatre SiJ^ztA&lJn
2 showing a natural skill in or enjoyment of art, especially being able
to paint or draw well W^ AAIKAX ( Aft ) WHAXI& if}: artistic
abilities/achievements/skills/talent X A
Atb / /1£
Aj / A A 0 She comes from a very
artistic
family. MtBjitXItAlfr^o 3 done with skill and
imagination; attractive or beautiful If
EAttW; titH X: an artistic arrangement of dried flowers m 4i
zt A'lA H3U see licence ► art is tic
al ly /ai'tistikli;
NAmE air’t-/ adv.
ar.tistic di'rector noun the person in charge
of deciding which plays, operas,
etc. a theatre company