单词 | prolific |
释义 | prolific (prəlɪfɪk ) 1. adjective A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works. She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories. ...one of the most prolific composers for TV and film. Synonyms: productive, creative, fertile, inventive 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A prolific sports player scores a lot of goals or wins a lot of matches or races. Another prolific scorer was Dean Saunders. 3. adjective An animal, person, or plant that is prolific produces a large number of babies, young plants, or fruit. They are prolific breeders, with many hens laying up to six eggs. ...a prolific crop of creamy gold coloured pods. 4. graded adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If animals are prolific somewhere, there are a lot of them there. [formal] All the big game congregate here, and birdlife is particularly prolific. Collocations: prolific artist She was a prolific artist and used pastel as well as watercolour. Times, Sunday Times The prolific artist and sculptor lives in the beautiful 18th century building where 500-plus pieces of her eclectic work — and selected others — are on display. The Sun He was a prolific artist, making some 10,000 works in his lifetime, the most popular of which sold 8,000 impressions, each at the price of a double helping of noodles. Times, Sunday Times A prolific artist, he destroyed hundreds of his works that he regarded as not being up to his best standard. Times, Sunday Times He has been a prolific artist producing several albums and mixtapes for a number of labels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But for the time being his astonishingly prolific career was launched. Times,Sunday Times Not to have done so was the deepest disappointment of his prolific career. Times, Sunday Times Churchyard often comes across as an old curmudgeon, but he must have looked back with some satisfaction at his long and immensely prolific career. The Times Literary Supplement He accordingly reinvented himself with enthusiasm and resourcefulness several times, eventually returning to his youthful experiences in a prolific career as a military historian. Times, Sunday Times Turning her hand to a graphic novel may seem unexpected, yet her prolific career over the past few decades has spanned theatre, non-fiction and radio. The Times Literary Supplement Unfortunately, although a prolific poet, most of his writings have been lost. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She became a prolific poet, earning a reputation for her talent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a prolific poet having written nearly 36,000 poems by 2005. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a prolific poet until his final illness, publishing more than 100 books and pamphlets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a prolific poet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I was always a prolific scorer and hit 256 goals in 535 league matches. Times, Sunday Times They're top four with a prolific scorer. Times, Sunday Times He was a prolific scorer during his college career, netting 10 goals in 1980, 11 in 1981 and 17 in 1982. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has been a very prolific scorer and won the top scorer title in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would make him the most prolific scorer in football history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How strange to recall that he made his first appearance in midfield - and that the goal made it a prolific season for him. Times, Sunday Times His most prolific season was in 1948, when he scored 1,487 runs at an average of 49.56. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the three seasons, he took, respectively, 112, 149, and 111 wickets, with 1938 being the most prolific season in his career. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His most prolific season with the bat came in 1991 when he made 1596 runs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also had her most prolific season with the ball taking 18 wickets at 21.44 and an economy rate of 4.42. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although a great and prolific songwriter, he remains a retiring frontman with little obvious enthusiasm for the fripperies involved in putting on a crowd-pleasing show. Times, Sunday Times He was a gifted, prolific songwriter, an electrifying showman and a multi-instrumentalist with a staggering talent for guitar. The Sun I can reveal the megastar boyband's most prolific songwriter has been in the studio working on his own material. The Sun The extremely prolific songwriter, country veteran and political activist may be guilty of uneven quality control, as well as forgetting to pay the odd multimillion-dollar tax bill. Times, Sunday Times He also remained a prolific songwriter. Times, Sunday Times During his career, his immense intellect, painstaking scholarship and prolific writing brought credibility and respect to the fledgling discipline. Globe and Mail She studied on the side, developing her literacy and scholarship, and began her prolific writing career in 1830. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite his prolific writing, he was criticized for essentially rewriting the same articles over and over. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this period he commenced a prolific writing career, contributing numerous articles to theological and popular journals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her weekdays are taken up by her full-time job; which she has held for the past ten years while working on her prolific writing career. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 多产的作家、艺术家或作曲家 Japanese: 多作の |
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