sketch
noun[C]
uk/sketʃ/us/sketʃ/sketchnoun[C](SIMPLE SHAPE/FORM)
C1
asimple, quickly-madedrawingthat does not have manydetails:
草图,速写;素描Mymothermade a (pencil) sketchofmybrotherreadingabook.我母亲画了一张我弟弟在读书的(铅笔)速写。
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C2
ashortwritten orspokenstorythat does not have manydetails
短文;短剧- afreehandsketch
- pencilsketches
- Thebuilderdid aroughsketch of how the newstairswouldlook.
- She did aquicksketch of herfatherreadingthepaper.
- She's done some really good sketches.
Pictures
- -scape
- abstract
- aquatint
- balloon
- canvas
- caricature
- cartoon
- foreground
- graphic novel
- graphics
- halo
- hellscape
- identikit
- pastel
- pencil
- pixelated
- poster
- raster
- rehang
- woodcut
sketchnoun[C](HUMOROUS PERFORMANCE)
C1
ashort,humorouspartof alongershow onstage,television, orradio:
幽默短剧,滑稽小品Ithoughtthe sketch aboutcelebritychefswas reallyfunny.我觉得那部有关明星大厨的滑稽小品非常有趣。
Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
- action replay
- binge-watch
- blooper
- breakfast television
- breaking news
- commentary
- fly on the wallidiom
- game show
- God slot
- green screen
- headline
- pilot
- podcast
- reality show
- reality TV
- rerun
- rom com
- serial
- soap
- syndicate
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Cinema & theatre: parts of plays, shows & films
sketch
verb[IorT]
uk/sketʃ/us/sketʃ/to make a sketch of something:
(给…)画速写;(为…)画草图Theartstudentswere told to sketch thelandscape.艺术专业的学生被告知要画一张实地风景素描。
When I have somesparetime, I like to sketch.有空闲的时候,我喜欢画素描。
Theartisthas sketchedoutadesignfor the newschool.这位艺术家已勾勒出了新学校的设计图。
Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- coloursomethingin
- describe
- engraving
- etching
- face painting
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- illustrate
- painting by numbersidiom
- pentimento
- picturize
- re-ink
- redraw
- shade
- stroke
- trace
Phrasal verbs
sketchsomethingin
sketchsomethingout