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sketch of [something]
用于绘画或文字描述，表示对某物的简要描绘。
She drew a sketch of the landscape.
她画了一张风景草图。
速写；草图
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速写；草图
a quick, not detailed drawing, often done as a preparation for a later work
She drew a sketch of the landscape.
她画了一张风景草图。
快速完成的非正式手绘,通常由多条重叠线条组成,不作为最终作品。
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
草图
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
粗略的设计、计划或草稿,如书的草稿
A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.
简短文学描述
a brief literary description
She drew a quick sketch of the café before leaving.
她离开前快速画了一幅咖啡馆的速写。
The artist showed me his pencil sketches from the trip.
那位艺术家给我看了他旅行时画的铅笔速写。
I made a rough sketch of the room layout to help us plan.
我粗略画了一张房间布局草图，以便我们做规划。
用于绘画或文字描述，表示对某物的简要描绘。
She drew a sketch of the landscape.
她画了一张风景草图。
强调为后续作品做准备。
The architect prepared a sketch for the building.
建筑师为这栋楼准备了一张草图。
sketch 作定语，表示一种简短的戏剧或文学形式。
The show is a sketch comedy series.
这个节目是一部小品喜剧系列。
Not this
I sketched a sketch.
Use this
I made a sketch.
动词'sketch'已包含'画草图'之意，后接'sketch'造成冗余，应用'make a sketch'表示'画一张草图'。
Not this
I need some sketch for the project.
Use this
I need a sketch for the project.
'sketch'作'草图'时为可数名词，应用不定冠词'a'，不用不可数量词'some'。
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粗略的草图
The artist showed me a rough sketch of the portrait.
画家给我看了肖像的粗略草图。
铅笔素描
She did a beautiful pencil sketch of the landscape.
她画了一幅美丽的风景铅笔素描。
喜剧小品
The comedy sketch had the audience laughing.
那个喜剧小品让观众大笑起来。
人物素描（简要描述）
The novel includes a vivid character sketch of the protagonist.
这部小说对主角进行了生动的人物素描。
生平简介
The report begins with a biographical sketch of the author.
报告以作者的生平简介开头。
速写本
He always carries a sketch pad to draw ideas.
他总是随身携带一个速写本画想法。
概述；粗略地描述
Let me sketch out the main points of the presentation.
让我概述一下演示文稿的要点。
补充细节；详细描述
Could you sketch in the missing details for me?
你能为我补充缺失的细节吗？
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想象画家快速画出草图，无细节，'sketch'即'草图'。
草图多用于艺术、设计场景；文学速写用于随笔、小品文；概要常见于简报或总结。整体语域中性，适用于多种非正式或半正式场合。
sketch作为名词时，常与of连用表示'…的草图/简述'。
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