multi-hyphenate
noun [ C ] uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈhaɪ.fə.nət/ us/ˌmʌl.tiˈhaɪ.fə.nət/
(尤指在娱乐业)从事多种工作的人,多面手
someone who does several different jobs, especially in the entertainment industry
Timberlake has continued his growth as a full-fledged, multi-hyphenate: singer/film actor/comedy-sketch player and record-label mogul. 作为一个成熟的多面手,汀布莱克仍在不断发展: 歌手/电影演员/喜剧小品演员和唱片公司大亨。
Peter Gerard was one of the era's multi-hyphenates, having written, starred in, and directed two hit movies. 彼得 · 杰拉德是那个时代一位著名的多面手,曾任两部热门电影的编剧、主演和导演。
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- He is the ultimate multi-hyphenate: singer-actor-producer-writer-entrepreneur.
- One can only imagine what the multi-hyphenate will do next.
- In some cases, roles are blurred so as to create multi-hyphenates.
multi-hyphenate
adjective uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈhaɪ.fə.nət/ us/ˌmʌl.tiˈhaɪ.fə.nət/
(尤指在娱乐业)从事多种工作的,多面手型的
having several different jobs, especially in the entertainment industry
a multi-hyphenate actor-writer-director 一位多面手型的演员+编剧+导演
Bill is a true multi-hyphenate artist. 比尔是一位真正的多面手艺术家。
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- The multi-hyphenate entertainer won the most awards of the evening.
- His multi-hyphenate career – producer-director-actor-writer-interviewer – has one unifying element: the desire to shock.
- He boasts to the world that he's a multi-hyphenate artistic type.