cartoon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++car·toon /kɑːˈtuːn $ kɑːr-/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable] 1 AMFa short film that is made by photographing a series of drawings 卡通（片），动画片 cartoon characters such as Donald Duck 唐老鸭一类的卡通人物2. AVa funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially about politicians or events in the news 〔尤指报刊上讽刺政客或时事的〕漫画，幽默画3. (also cartoon strip) a set of drawings that tell a funny story, especially in a newspaper or magazine 〔尤指报刊上的〕连环漫画 SYN comic strip4. AV technical a drawing that an artist does before starting to do a painting 草图，底图
Examples from the Corpus
cartoon• an editorial cartoon• In 1989, Adams launched his cartoon while still working at Pac Bell.• Are you a big fan of cartoons?• It's a long and drawn out affair - one minute of cartoon can take weeks to build.• I produced the original cartoon in tempera; it was entitled Treasure Trove and based on an Aesop Fable.• Other cartoons are lifeless; plenty of sitcoms offer droll toddlers and clever menials, bringing down their betters with disparaging asides.• a satirical cartoon that appears in the Washington Post• I'd spent the afternoon doing a strip cartoon of him.• To refine the final video an early version of the cartoon was screened for children from five different countries.• The cartoon shows a group of elephants trying to get into a phone-box.• Disney executives believe the porcelain models will become another lucrative spin off for their cartoon empire.• We always watch cartoons on Saturday mornings.Origin cartoon (1500-1600) Italian cartone “pasteboard, cartoon”, from carta; → CARD1car·toon nounChineseSyllable
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cartoon
car‧toon S3 /kɑːˈtuːn $ kɑːr-/
noun [countable]1. a short film that is made by photographing a series of drawings:
cartoon characters such as Donald Duck
2. a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially about politicians or events in the news
3. (also cartoon strip) a set of drawings that tell a funny story, especially in a newspaper or magazine
SYN comic strip
4. technical a drawing that an artist does before starting to do a painting
car‧toon S3 /kɑːˈtuːn $ kɑːr-/
noun [countable]1. a short film that is made by photographing a series of drawings: 2. a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially about politicians or events in the news
3. (also cartoon strip) a set of drawings that tell a funny story, especially in a newspaper or magazine
SYN comic strip
4. technical a drawing that an artist does before starting to do a painting
◆ The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.照片中一家人围坐在餐桌旁。 ◆ This is a picture/photo of a busy city street.这张图／照片里是一条繁华的城市街道。 ◆ In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters.在前景／背景中，我们可以看到一群示威者。 ◆ In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.在右下角／左上角，有一个孩子孤零零地坐在那里。 ◆ On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand.在左边／右边／中间，站着一个手里拿着瓶子的人。 ◆ In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.在漫画中，我们可以看到两个人在看报纸的大字标题。 ◆ The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.漫画家把这个男人画成一个典型的商人。