sketch
noun
verb
sketʃ
noun
1
a
simple,
quickly-made
drawing
that
does
not
show
much
detail
素描，速写; 草图
[+
of
]
Cantor
drew
a
rough
sketch
of
his
apartment
on
a
napkin.
坎托在餐巾上画了一幅他公寓的草图。
2
a
short
humorous
scene
on
a
television
programme,
in
a
theatre
etc,
that
is
part
of
a
larger
show
〔电视节目、剧院里等的〕滑稽短剧
Her
TV
programme
is
made
up
of
a
series
of
comic
sketches.
她的电视节目由一系列滑稽短剧组成。
3
a
short
written
or
spoken
description
简述，速写，概述
[+
of
]
a
brief
sketch
of
the
main
weaknesses
of
the
British
economy
对英国经济主要弊病的简述
a
thumbnail
sketch
(=very
brief
description)
of
topics
treated
in
depth
elsewhere
对其他地方有深入讨论的话题的概述
verb
4
to
draw
a
sketch
of
something
（给…）画速写，（给…）画素描
I,T
5
sketch out
also
又作
to
describe
something
in
a
general
way,
giving
the
basic
ideas
简述，概述
T
Holford
sketched
a
10-year
programme
for
rebuilding
the
city.
霍尔福德简单介绍了城市重建的十年规划。
6
to
add
more
information
about
something
补充〔内容〕
I’d
like
to
sketch
in
a
few
details
for
you.
我想给你补充几点细节。