词组 | sculpture |
释义 | sculpture /ˈskʌlptʃə $ -ər/ noun an object made out of stone, wood, clay etc by an artistadjectives/nouns + sculpturea stone/marble/bronze etc sculpture The picture shows a bronze sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena.a life-size sculpture (=the same size as the real thing) In the courtyard was a life-size sculpture of a horse.an abstract sculpture (=not like a real person or thing) Henry Moore is famous for his abstract sculptures, which often consist of large pieces of stone with a hole in the middle.a modern/contemporary sculpture We went to see an exhibition of modern sculpture.a classical sculpture (=from ancient Greece or Rome) Michelangelo’s statue of David is a famous classical sculpture.monumental sculpture (=large sculptures, especially forming parts of monuments) the monumental sculpture of ancient Greeceverbsmake/create/produce a sculpture The artist will be making a new sculpture for the exhibition. | Local artists were asked to create sculptures for the garden.exhibit/display a sculpture (=show it) The sculpture is exhibited in the main entrance hall of the museum. | She displays her sculptures in her garden.commission a sculpture (=ask someone to make one for you) Most of his sculptures are commissioned by the rich and famous.prepositionsa sculpture of sth I made a sculpture of an elephant.a sculpture by sb There is a sculpture by Picasso.phrasesa piece of sculpture This is a magnificent piece of sculpture.an exhibition of sculpture The building houses a large exhibition of modern sculpture. |
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