a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture 素描,速写,草图 a charcoal sketch. 一张炭笔素描。 ■a brief written or spoken account or description of someone or something, giving only basic details 概述,概要 a biographical sketch of Ernest Hemingway. 一篇关于欧内斯特•海明威的传记性概述。 ■a rough or unfinished version of any creative work (任何作品的)粗样,初稿
a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a revue or comedy programme 短剧;独幕剧(尤指由时事讽刺剧或喜剧节目中某一情节构成的幽默短剧或表演)
(informal, dated)a comical or amusing person or thing (非正式, 旧)滑稽的人(或物)
verb
[with obj.]make a rough drawing of 作素描;画速写 as they talked, Modigliani began to sketch her. 当他们谈话时,莫迪格里阿妮开始给她画素描。 [no obj.]Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time. 詹妮一有时间就画素描和作画。 ■give a brief account or general outline of 简述,概述 they sketched out the prosecution case. 他们概述了这起起诉案。 ■perform (a gesture) with one's hands or body (用手或身体)做(姿势) he sketched a graceful bow in her direction. 他向她毕恭毕敬地鞠躬。
派生 sketcher noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare 'make a sketch', based on Greek skhedios 'done extempore'