Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4945
sketches
画素描；画草图；速写
sketches is the third person singular of sketch.
To make a brief, basic drawing.
- 1.
To make a brief, basic drawing.
进行简短的基本绘画。
- 2.
To describe briefly and with very few details.
简要且几乎不带细节地描述。
概述；简述；进行简短的基本绘画。；简要且几乎不带细节地描述。；描绘略图；画素描或速写
In use
She likes to sketch the old trees in the park before painting them.
He sketched the outline of the house in just a few minutes.
The artist is sketching a portrait of the woman at the café.
Verb forms
base sketch · third person sketches · -ing sketching · past sketched · past participle sketched
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing。
Connections
Collocations
- sketch a portrait
- 画一幅肖像素描
- The artist sketched a portrait of the old man.这位艺术家画了一幅老人的肖像素描。
- sketch out a plan
- 草拟一个计划
- Let's sketch out a plan for the project first.我们先草拟一个项目计划。
- quickly sketch
- 快速勾勒
- She quickly sketched the scene before it changed.她快速勾勒了场景，以免它发生变化。
- sketch from memory
- 凭记忆画素描
- He tried to sketch from memory the house he grew up in.他试图凭记忆画出他长大的房子。
- roughly sketch
- 粗略地勾勒
- The designer roughly sketched the dress on a napkin.设计师在餐巾纸上粗略地勾勒了裙子。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sketch 中的 'k' 像画笔，快速勾勒草图。
Context & Register
作为动词，sketch 有两个常见用法：1) 画素描，多用于艺术创作场景（如美术课、写生）；2) 概述，多用于会议、报告或写作中。两种用法的语域均为中性，没有强烈正式或非正式倾向。
Grammar Note
常接宾语，表示粗略绘制或概述
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with -etch and rhyme with 'sketch', pronounced /ɛtʃ/. No common lookalikes that sound differently.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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