sketch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sketch1 /sketʃ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 AVPICTUREa simple, quickly made drawing that does not show much detail 素描，速写；草图sketch 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 AMAPa 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 TCNDESCRIBEa short written or spoken description 简述，速写，概述sketch 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
Examples from the Corpus
sketch• The architect did a sketch of how the building will look when it's finished.• Phil drew a sketch to show us what the new school would look like.• She opened her folder and took out a sketch of her mother.• By 2008 the artists' sketches of a red-roofed, neo-Levantine financial district will have become reality.• Soon the blurred sketch of the view will disappear and in its place will come an entanglement of lights.• a brief sketch of the life and times of Herman Melville• Brief sketches of the two types of procedure may first be helpful.• a comedy sketch show• Berkeley police released a composite sketch of the man witnesses say they saw leaving the neighborhood.• In 1853 Delacroix recorded a discussion in which it was proposed that Durieu might publish his sketches by means of photography.• Official sketches show a small warren of rooms, lit by artificial lights and stuffed with compact biological systems.• Gabriella did a quick sketch of her baby daughter.• I've done a rough sketch of how to get to the church.• He was wasting her money as he handled these sketches.• I thought your sketches of the garden were very attractive.rough sketch• I enclose details of how to find the school and a rough sketch map showing the route from the A6.• Draw a rough sketch and then translate them all in a permanent fashion to the wall.• Cantor picked up his paper napkin and drew a rough sketch of a cell membrane.• Make a rough sketch of a parachute on the board.• Yoyo studied the rough sketch a moment.• She sighed again and sorted through the rough sketches.• Also, try to make a very rough sketch of the rooms on each floor.thumbnail sketch• A thumbnail sketch of their functions and modes or organisation was also given.• A very tightly written little thumbnail sketch.• But written instructions in the blank spaces of books themselves do survive and so do tiny marginal thumbnail sketches to indicate subjects.• This thumbnail sketch of a complicated web of negotiations says some unexpected things about Mr Major.sketch2 ●●○ verb 1. [intransitive, transitive]AVDRAW to draw a sketch of something （给…）画速写，（给…）画素描► see thesaurus at draw2 (also sketch out) [transitive] to describe something in a general way, giving the basic ideas 简述，概述 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。3 sketch in ↔ something phrasal verb ADDto 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。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
sketch• He sat by the river, sketching.• Yeltsin sketched an aggressive battle plan for winning back his countrymen.• I started sketching, but my hand shook.• The image of the war that I sketched earlier continues to color the efforts of many honest people.• He sat against the wall sketching on a pad with colored pencils, a picture of telephone poles.• The remarks in this section only sketch out a province for which a proper theory of discourse deixis might provide an account.• But Labour, too, was disappointing in its reluctance to sketch out what an alternative science policy might look like.• Maggie grabbed a piece of paper and quickly sketched the bird before it flew away.• Finally, we sketch the evolution of Marxism after Marx.• The departmental profiles that follow sketch the research interests of their members.• Truc, normally so good natured, was shouting angrily at Nina who was sitting on the raft and sketching the scene.Origin sketch1 (1600-1700) Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare “to splash”sketch1 nounsketch2 verbChinese
does quickly that simple, made drawing a Corpus
sketch
sketch1 /sketʃ/ 
noun [countable]
sketch of
Cantor drew a rough sketch of his apartment on a napkin.
2. a short humorous scene on a television programme, in a theatre etc, that is part of a larger show:
Her TV programme is made up of a series of comic sketches.
3. a short written or spoken description
sketch of
a brief sketch of the main weaknesses of the British economy
a thumbnail sketch (=very brief description) of topics treated in depth elsewhere
sketch2 verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] to draw a sketch of something
2. (also sketch out) [transitive] to describe something in a general way, giving the basic ideas:
Holford sketched a 10-year programme for rebuilding the city.
sketch in ↔ something phrasal verb
to add more information about something:
I’d like to sketch in a few details for you.
▪ draw to make a picture, pattern etc using a pen or pencil: The children were asked to draw a picture of their families. | I’m going to art classes to learn how to draw.
▪sketch /sketʃ/ to draw a picture of something or someone quickly and without a lot of detail: Roy took a pencil and sketched the bird quickly, before it moved.
▪illustrate to draw the pictures in a book: It’s a beautiful book, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
▪doodle /ˈduːdl/ to draw shapes or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing: He was on the phone, doodling on his notepad as he spoke.
▪scribble to draw shapes or lines without making a definite picture or pattern. Small children do this before they have learned to draw or write: At the age of two, she loved scribbling with crayons and coloured pencils.
▪trace to copy a picture by putting a piece of thin paper over it and drawing the lines that you can see through the paper: First trace the map, and then copy it into your workbooks.
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noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Dutch
Origin: schets, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare 'to splash'
1. a simple, quickly made drawing that does not show much detailLanguage: Dutch
Origin: schets, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare 'to splash'
sketch of
2. a short humorous scene on a television programme, in a theatre etc, that is part of a larger show:
3. a short written or spoken description
sketch of
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verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to draw a sketch of something
2. (also sketch out) [transitive] to describe something in a general way, giving the basic ideas:
sketch in ↔ something phrasal verb
to add more information about something:
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picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint 指用铅笔、钢笔或颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ The children were drawing pictures of their pets. 孩子在画他们的宠物。 painting a picture that has been made using paint 指用颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ a collection of paintings by American artists 美国艺术家的绘画作品集 drawing a picture that has been made using a pencil or pen, not paint 指用铅笔或钢笔而非颜料画出的图画、素描画 ：◆ a pencil/charcoal drawing 铅笔画；炭笔画 portrait a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders 指肖像、半身画像、半身照 ：◆ Vermeer's 'Portrait of the artist in his studio' 弗美尔的 “艺术家在工作室的肖像” ◆ a self-portrait (= a painting that you do of yourself )自画像 print a picture that has been copied from a painting using photography 指（用照相制版法制作的）绘画复制品 ：◆ a Renoir print 一张雷诺阿画作的影印件 sketch a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details 指素描、速写、草图 ：◆ I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting. 我开始作画之前通常会画几幅草图。
Patterns
to draw a picture/portrait/sketchto paint a picture/portraitto make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketchto do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch
Creating art 艺术创作
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/( in watercolors/on canvasespecially
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape勾勒草图／形体／图形 carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 mix colours/( colors/pigments/paintsespecially
调色；调颜料 add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/( color/pigmentespecially
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 frame a painting/portrait给一幅画／肖像画镶框 hang art/a picture/a painting悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品 be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum在美术馆／博物馆展出 install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth在某处安放一座雕塑 erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition( /especially
BrE ( an exhibitNAmE usually
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 be/go on ( exhibition/BrE ( exhibitNAmE 参展 feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
