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