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work as a cartoonist
work as + 职业名词，表示从事该职业；如需说明雇主，用 for。
She works as a cartoonist for a national newspaper.
她在一家全国性报纸当漫画家。
漫画家
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
漫画家
a person who draws cartoons
She works as a cartoonist for a national newspaper.
她在一家全国性报纸当漫画家。
创作漫画或连环漫画的人。
One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
既创作漫画书或图像小说文字又绘制插图的人。
One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.
The cartoonist drew a funny picture for the newspaper.
这位漫画家为报纸画了一幅有趣的画。
She became a cartoonist after years of practicing drawing.
她练习绘画多年后成为了一名漫画家。
The cartoonist signed copies of her book at the store.
这位漫画家在书店为自己的书签名。
work as + 职业名词，表示从事该职业；如需说明雇主，用 for。
She works as a cartoonist for a national newspaper.
她在一家全国性报纸当漫画家。
become + 名词表示成为某职业，常指身份转变。
He became a cartoonist after studying fine art.
他学习美术后成为了一名漫画家。
用介词 for 说明任职的报刊、杂志或机构。
She is a cartoonist for a comic magazine.
她是一家漫画杂志的漫画家。
Not this
He is cartoonist.
Use this
He is a cartoonist.
cartoonist 是可数名词，单数不能单独作表语；表示职业身份时前面要加不定冠词 a，中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
There are many cartoonist in this studio.
Use this
There are many cartoonists in this studio.
可数名词 cartoonist 的复数形式是 cartoonists；中文名词没有复数标记，中国学习者容易漏加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政治漫画家
The political cartoonist drew a cartoon of the mayor.
这位政治漫画家画了一幅市长的漫画。
社论漫画家
She is the editorial cartoonist for a local newspaper.
她是当地一家报纸的社论漫画家。
有抱负的漫画家
An aspiring cartoonist, he sketches every day.
作为一名有抱负的漫画家，他每天画速写。
职业漫画家
After years of practice, she became a professional cartoonist.
经过多年练习，她成为了职业漫画家。
Use cartoonist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
卡通(cartoon)加ist(人)，画卡通的人就是漫画家；把toon想成画笔，ist表示职业者。
语域：neutral 常见场景：出版行业、媒体采访、艺术类讨论 “cartoonist” 是中性、标准的职业名称，通常用于新闻出版、媒体采访和艺术相关讨论等一般或正式场合，没有明显口语色彩。
真正与 cartoonist（/kɑːˈtuːnɪst/）押韵的词是 balloonist（/bəˈluːnɪst/）和 opportunist（/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst/），它们重读音节的元音和后续辅音都是 -uːnɪst。注意：artist、tourist、chemist、journalist 虽然也以 -ist 结尾，但重读元音不同，发音并不与 cartoonist 押韵。
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