Definition of sketch in English:

sketch

noun skɛtʃskɛtʃ

1A 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- Since time is not spent on drawing a preliminary sketch, this painting can be finished in one 45-minute class period.
- The drawings and watercolors on exhibit vary from preparatory sketches to finished drawings depicting views in Delft that are still recognizable today.
- His studio was a montage of photographs, sketches and unfinished paintings.
- Many of the images are the artist's own sketches and colored drawings.
- During his internment in different camps, the artist made about hundred sketches and paintings until his release in 1945.
- The drawings comprise preparatory sketches and finished sheets.
- Roark wearily turned through sheaves of line drawings and pencil sketches spread on the table in front of them.
- He did this partly because these paintings were intended as sketches for more finished pictures to be done later.
- A painter's preparatory sketches and drawings are his work in progress on the way to the ultimate creation.
- During the day his father tried to make as many sketches and oil paintings as possible.
- Her drawings ranged from postcard-sized sketches to works more than 20 feet wide.
- For the exhibition Freud has chosen about two hundred oil paintings and sketches, watercolors, and drawings.
- The writings, poetry, sketches and drawings of the artist complement selected images.
- All that remains of the paintings are the preparatory sketches and photographs of poor quality.
- He left drawings, paintings, easels, sketches and his paints to the nation.
- Most oil paintings and pencil sketches portrayed women, classical dancers and children in different perspectives.
- In January 1939, both painting and preparatory sketches were shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, where 15,000 people came to see it in the first week.
- Two separate exhibitions focus on the drawings and oil sketches of the Flemish master.
- He makes seemingly endless sketches and paintings of young pixies in bathing suits, skirts, and ninja outfits.
- As a result, a well-trained artist does not need a life model or a preparatory sketch to represent a particular subject.
Synonyms
drawing, preliminary drawing, outline
diagram, representation, delineation, design, plan, artist's impression
tracing
informal rough
technical underdrawing, cartoon, maquette, ébauche, esquisse, croquis
1. 1.1 A brief written or spoken account or description, 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Well-crafted biographical sketches detail the accomplishments of every significant member of the cast and crew, twelve in all.
  Stewart published brief biographical sketches of the earliest Scottish chartered accountants in the second half of the 19th century.
  Serious readers will value the digressions spread among the condensed descriptions of famous events and brief biographical sketches.
  A brief biographical sketch of each author is also provided before each selection.
  The authors provide a brief biographical sketch of Patillo and each subsequent pastor.
  The Carillon has compiled a brief biographical sketch of each of the candidates.
  Additionally, brief biographical sketches are scattered throughout the book to introduce the reader to the major players in the drama that unfolded at Mobile.
  This article will provide a brief biographical sketch of Barnes's life and a discussion of his legacy as a Baptist and as a teacher and writer.
  Even relatively obscure players are accorded brief biographical sketches if there is sufficient information about them.
  A brief biographical sketch of R.A. Bagnold is largely repeated in a more entertaining entry focused on his scientific contributions.
  I was offering a brief biographical sketch of the life of Emmeline Pankhurst!
  The remaining sections provide brief and inadequate sketches of selected topics, with references to the primary literature.
  He wrote six different sketches embodying different philosophical stances before settling on her ecstatic acceptance of fiery reunion in death with Siegfried.
  Interspersed throughout are brief sketches of the lives and works of pioneers like Marconi, Edison, Ben Franklin, and Nicolai Tesla.
  Synonyms
  outline, brief idea, rundown, run-through, main points, thumbnail sketch, bones, bare bones, skeleton
  summary, synopsis, brief description, recapitulation, summarization, abstract, precis, résumé
  French tour d'horizon
  North American wrap-up
  informal recap
  description, portrait, vignette, cameo, profile, portrayal, depiction
  potted biography
2. 1.2 A rough or unfinished version of any creative work.
  （任何作品的）粗样，初稿
  you can see how the first movement evolved from the composer's sketches
  Example sentencesExamples
  They first draw a little sketch then transfer it to the big version by ruling a grid onto the sketch.
  I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be.
  The soundtrack is obviously a sketch from something.
  I have also met with the painters from both traditions and learnt how the murals evolve from an initial sketch to the creation of the painting that can be several storeys high.
  The best part about my job is… I get to see a creation through from pencil sketch to becoming a 3D object that you can hold and is functional.
  Carson offers sketches of songs, hints at melodies and suggests musical themes, but nothing is forced onto the listener.
  After a little while, the two of us had a rough sketch for a song.
2A 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）
a hilarious sketch for their latest BBC series
Example sentencesExamples
- We mainly performed one act plays and comedy sketches.
- This conversation, I mean this whole situation, is like a comedy sketch about white people.
- The movie seems less like a bona-fide movie and more like a series of short comedy sketches connected by a tenuous thread of plot.
- The Park Lane Players, performing arts students, will present a number of short plays and sketches around Kirkstall.
- These ‘plays’ were short sketches about villagers' daily home and working lives.
- The film runs like a series of comedy sketches rather than as a comic whole.
- Pinter's revue sketches have never been marginal doodles.
- In 2003, Comedy Central signed him to appear in his own weekly sketch comedy program.
- It's a trashy, fast-moving comedy and music venture, with the half hour mostly filled by short sketches and occasional musical interludes provided by Snoop and friends.
- With actors content to sleepwalk through disjointed sketches as scene after scene goes by, the film gets less and less entertaining.
- They'll be the tools in your arts course who try and make a sketch comedy revue.
- The program often includes comedy sketches, political satire and performances by musicians.
- The various scenes are actually improvisational sketches, with the performers working from a brief plot outline and creating their dialogue on the fly.
- The problem is that it is nothing more than an extended revue sketch.
- The programme will include comedy sketches written by group members, physical theatre, contemporary, jazz and salsa dance.
- The novelty competition is a lighthearted short drama or comedy sketch.
- The episodes are structured like suites of sketches, each short scene comprising a comedic set-up, a droll twist and, more often than not, a punch line.
- Although the shows sometimes featured short sketches, this was not a comedy show as such.
- When the actors aren't really inhabiting it and imagining, it can feel like a University revue sketch going on for hours.
- A lot of our first class of drama was based around short sketches with small groups of people.
Synonyms
skit, scene, piece, performance, act, item, turn, routine, number
playlet
3dated, informal A comical or amusing person or thing.
〈非正式，旧〉滑稽的人（或物）
Synonyms
joker, jester, wit, wag, comic, wisecracker, punner, jokester

verb skɛtʃskɛtʃ

[with object]

1Make 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 object Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time
詹妮一有时间就画素描和作画。
Example sentencesExamples
- He begins that process by sketching an image that he intends to turn into a 3 - D piece of art.
- I finished the drawing I was sketching and placed my pencil back into the exterior of the desk.
- Taking out a sheet of drawing paper, she sat down at her desk, and began to sketch an image of Jerome from her mind.
- The ink drawings sketched on scraps of old wallpaper are suggestive of landscapes.
- Rubens sometimes used monochrome techniques in sketching compositions for engravers.
- She picked up her sketch pad and began sketching the sunset outside the window.
- She began sketching out rough lines of a body on her paper, until a boy a year older than Jordan came over.
- Taking up my brush, I began to sketch the pools of light and shadow cast around and on his body.
- Taking the fragment of charcoal in his right hand, he flipped to a new page in his sketchbook and began to sketch the girl of his dreams.
- Gaia pulled out her drawing pencils and started to sketch the still life that sat on their table.
- Eventually the policeman produced a pencil and paper and began to sketch something at his desk.
- She began to sketch a very simple outline of the house.
- She absent-mindedly turned the sheet over, and started sketching a half scale drawing of Eric's face from memory.
- I sat down with pen and paper and began drawing, and sketched out my design.
- When not teaching, Crowe began to sketch the scenery around her new home and paint landscapes of the surrounding vistas.
- It gave Emily an excuse to sit at her easel all day, sketching and painting.
- Rosa picked up a pencil and began to sketch what she had seen.
- Then he set up the camera and began to sketch the landscape, intending to record the 360-degree view.
- I decided the time was right; I picked up my pencil and began sketching the scene.
- As a young child, this prodigy sketched a portrait of his infant niece in the cradle, to the amazement of his family.
Synonyms
draw, make a drawing of, draw a picture of, depict, portray, represent, delineate, pencil
rough out, outline
1. 1.1sketch something out/in Give a brief account or general outline of something.
  简述，概述
  they sketched out the prosecution case
  他们概述了这起起诉案。
  Example sentencesExamples
  No projected costs were announced for the move, no architectural treatments were sketched out, no public debate about the suitability of the site was engaged in, much less a long overdue debate about the role of the national theatre.
  Two parts are done, and the third has been sketched out and waiting for months.
  In a further statement released by Lucas, a brief premise has been sketched out for the third prequel.
  This section seeks to sketch a rough outline of the interests and objectives of the two countries in developing and maintaining bilateral military ties.
  At one point I had about 40 chapters but I was just sort of sketching them out.
  Synonyms
  describe, outline, give a brief idea of, give a rundown of, give a thumbnail sketch of, rough out, block out, trace out, chalk out, map out, delineate, indicate
  summarize, give a summary of, give an abstract/precis/résumé of, precis, recapitulate
2. 1.2 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She sketched a salute and then loped away, a smile flashing over her lips as she did so.
  Flipping the rifle over his shoulder, Mattais sketched John a mocking salute.
  He sketched a little bow to the other onlookers before coming back to Jill.
  Jay nodded and then turned back, sketching a quick bow to the three outside.

Derivatives

sketcher

noun ˈskɛtʃəˈskɛtʃər

Sebastian Smee talks to five eminent sketchers who never went to art school
Example sentencesExamples
- But Donna isn't a good sketcher, and if you can't sketch you have to show the assistants what you want.
- I'm more of a sketcher, but I just thought they needed something.
- His ideas and methods were easily adapted by his fellow amateur sketchers.
- ‘Keep practising, and you'll be quite a good sketcher,’ Tom told him, that smile curving his lips again.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare 'make a sketch', based on Greek skhedios 'done extempore'.

Rhymes

etch, fetch, ketch, kvetch, lech, outstretch, retch, stretch, vetch, wretch

Definition of sketch in US English:

sketch

nounskeCHskɛtʃ

1A 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result, a well-trained artist does not need a life model or a preparatory sketch to represent a particular subject.
- During the day his father tried to make as many sketches and oil paintings as possible.
- A painter's preparatory sketches and drawings are his work in progress on the way to the ultimate creation.
- Since time is not spent on drawing a preliminary sketch, this painting can be finished in one 45-minute class period.
- In January 1939, both painting and preparatory sketches were shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, where 15,000 people came to see it in the first week.
- The drawings and watercolors on exhibit vary from preparatory sketches to finished drawings depicting views in Delft that are still recognizable today.
- For the exhibition Freud has chosen about two hundred oil paintings and sketches, watercolors, and drawings.
- He did this partly because these paintings were intended as sketches for more finished pictures to be done later.
- During his internment in different camps, the artist made about hundred sketches and paintings until his release in 1945.
- Many of the images are the artist's own sketches and colored drawings.
- Roark wearily turned through sheaves of line drawings and pencil sketches spread on the table in front of them.
- He makes seemingly endless sketches and paintings of young pixies in bathing suits, skirts, and ninja outfits.
- He left drawings, paintings, easels, sketches and his paints to the nation.
- All that remains of the paintings are the preparatory sketches and photographs of poor quality.
- Most oil paintings and pencil sketches portrayed women, classical dancers and children in different perspectives.
- The drawings comprise preparatory sketches and finished sheets.
- His studio was a montage of photographs, sketches and unfinished paintings.
- The writings, poetry, sketches and drawings of the artist complement selected images.
- Her drawings ranged from postcard-sized sketches to works more than 20 feet wide.
- Two separate exhibitions focus on the drawings and oil sketches of the Flemish master.
Synonyms
drawing, preliminary drawing, outline
1. 1.1 A brief written or spoken account or description, 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Carillon has compiled a brief biographical sketch of each of the candidates.
  Serious readers will value the digressions spread among the condensed descriptions of famous events and brief biographical sketches.
  The authors provide a brief biographical sketch of Patillo and each subsequent pastor.
  Well-crafted biographical sketches detail the accomplishments of every significant member of the cast and crew, twelve in all.
  He wrote six different sketches embodying different philosophical stances before settling on her ecstatic acceptance of fiery reunion in death with Siegfried.
  The remaining sections provide brief and inadequate sketches of selected topics, with references to the primary literature.
  Even relatively obscure players are accorded brief biographical sketches if there is sufficient information about them.
  Stewart published brief biographical sketches of the earliest Scottish chartered accountants in the second half of the 19th century.
  Additionally, brief biographical sketches are scattered throughout the book to introduce the reader to the major players in the drama that unfolded at Mobile.
  A brief biographical sketch of R.A. Bagnold is largely repeated in a more entertaining entry focused on his scientific contributions.
  This article will provide a brief biographical sketch of Barnes's life and a discussion of his legacy as a Baptist and as a teacher and writer.
  Interspersed throughout are brief sketches of the lives and works of pioneers like Marconi, Edison, Ben Franklin, and Nicolai Tesla.
  I was offering a brief biographical sketch of the life of Emmeline Pankhurst!
  A brief biographical sketch of each author is also provided before each selection.
  Synonyms
  outline, brief idea, rundown, run-through, main points, thumbnail sketch, bones, bare bones, skeleton
  description, portrait, vignette, cameo, profile, portrayal, depiction
2. 1.2 A rough or unfinished version of any creative work.
  （任何作品的）粗样，初稿
  Example sentencesExamples
  The best part about my job is… I get to see a creation through from pencil sketch to becoming a 3D object that you can hold and is functional.
  They first draw a little sketch then transfer it to the big version by ruling a grid onto the sketch.
  I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be.
  After a little while, the two of us had a rough sketch for a song.
  I have also met with the painters from both traditions and learnt how the murals evolve from an initial sketch to the creation of the painting that can be several storeys high.
  The soundtrack is obviously a sketch from something.
  Carson offers sketches of songs, hints at melodies and suggests musical themes, but nothing is forced onto the listener.
2A short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a comedy program.
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）
Example sentencesExamples
- They'll be the tools in your arts course who try and make a sketch comedy revue.
- This conversation, I mean this whole situation, is like a comedy sketch about white people.
- Pinter's revue sketches have never been marginal doodles.
- Although the shows sometimes featured short sketches, this was not a comedy show as such.
- A lot of our first class of drama was based around short sketches with small groups of people.
- The Park Lane Players, performing arts students, will present a number of short plays and sketches around Kirkstall.
- In 2003, Comedy Central signed him to appear in his own weekly sketch comedy program.
- The problem is that it is nothing more than an extended revue sketch.
- When the actors aren't really inhabiting it and imagining, it can feel like a University revue sketch going on for hours.
- These ‘plays’ were short sketches about villagers' daily home and working lives.
- It's a trashy, fast-moving comedy and music venture, with the half hour mostly filled by short sketches and occasional musical interludes provided by Snoop and friends.
- With actors content to sleepwalk through disjointed sketches as scene after scene goes by, the film gets less and less entertaining.
- The program often includes comedy sketches, political satire and performances by musicians.
- We mainly performed one act plays and comedy sketches.
- The programme will include comedy sketches written by group members, physical theatre, contemporary, jazz and salsa dance.
- The film runs like a series of comedy sketches rather than as a comic whole.
- The various scenes are actually improvisational sketches, with the performers working from a brief plot outline and creating their dialogue on the fly.
- The novelty competition is a lighthearted short drama or comedy sketch.
- The movie seems less like a bona-fide movie and more like a series of short comedy sketches connected by a tenuous thread of plot.
- The episodes are structured like suites of sketches, each short scene comprising a comedic set-up, a droll twist and, more often than not, a punch line.
Synonyms
skit, scene, piece, performance, act, item, turn, routine, number
3dated, informal A comical or amusing person or thing.
〈非正式，旧〉滑稽的人（或物）
Synonyms
joker, jester, wit, wag, comic, wisecracker, punner, jokester

verbskeCHskɛtʃ

[with object]

1Make 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 object Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time
詹妮一有时间就画素描和作画。
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually the policeman produced a pencil and paper and began to sketch something at his desk.
- She picked up her sketch pad and began sketching the sunset outside the window.
- Taking out a sheet of drawing paper, she sat down at her desk, and began to sketch an image of Jerome from her mind.
- It gave Emily an excuse to sit at her easel all day, sketching and painting.
- Rubens sometimes used monochrome techniques in sketching compositions for engravers.
- I sat down with pen and paper and began drawing, and sketched out my design.
- He begins that process by sketching an image that he intends to turn into a 3 - D piece of art.
- Gaia pulled out her drawing pencils and started to sketch the still life that sat on their table.
- As a young child, this prodigy sketched a portrait of his infant niece in the cradle, to the amazement of his family.
- She began sketching out rough lines of a body on her paper, until a boy a year older than Jordan came over.
- She absent-mindedly turned the sheet over, and started sketching a half scale drawing of Eric's face from memory.
- I decided the time was right; I picked up my pencil and began sketching the scene.
- I finished the drawing I was sketching and placed my pencil back into the exterior of the desk.
- When not teaching, Crowe began to sketch the scenery around her new home and paint landscapes of the surrounding vistas.
- She began to sketch a very simple outline of the house.
- Taking up my brush, I began to sketch the pools of light and shadow cast around and on his body.
- Taking the fragment of charcoal in his right hand, he flipped to a new page in his sketchbook and began to sketch the girl of his dreams.
- Rosa picked up a pencil and began to sketch what she had seen.
- The ink drawings sketched on scraps of old wallpaper are suggestive of landscapes.
- Then he set up the camera and began to sketch the landscape, intending to record the 360-degree view.
Synonyms
draw, make a drawing of, draw a picture of, depict, portray, represent, delineate, pencil
1. 1.1 Give a brief account or general outline of something.
  简述，概述
  they sketched out the prosecution case
  他们概述了这起起诉案。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In a further statement released by Lucas, a brief premise has been sketched out for the third prequel.
  Two parts are done, and the third has been sketched out and waiting for months.
  No projected costs were announced for the move, no architectural treatments were sketched out, no public debate about the suitability of the site was engaged in, much less a long overdue debate about the role of the national theatre.
  At one point I had about 40 chapters but I was just sort of sketching them out.
  This section seeks to sketch a rough outline of the interests and objectives of the two countries in developing and maintaining bilateral military ties.
  Synonyms
  describe, outline, give a brief idea of, give a rundown of, give a thumbnail sketch of, rough out, block out, trace out, chalk out, map out, delineate, indicate
2. 1.2 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jay nodded and then turned back, sketching a quick bow to the three outside.
  Flipping the rifle over his shoulder, Mattais sketched John a mocking salute.
  He sketched a little bow to the other onlookers before coming back to Jill.
  She sketched a salute and then loped away, a smile flashing over her lips as she did so.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare ‘make a sketch’, based on Greek skhedios ‘done extempore’.

单词	sketch
释义	Definition of sketch in English: sketch noun skɛtʃskɛtʃ 1A 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。 Example sentencesExamples Since time is not spent on drawing a preliminary sketch, this painting can be finished in one 45-minute class period. The drawings and watercolors on exhibit vary from preparatory sketches to finished drawings depicting views in Delft that are still recognizable today. His studio was a montage of photographs, sketches and unfinished paintings. Many of the images are the artist's own sketches and colored drawings. During his internment in different camps, the artist made about hundred sketches and paintings until his release in 1945. The drawings comprise preparatory sketches and finished sheets. Roark wearily turned through sheaves of line drawings and pencil sketches spread on the table in front of them. He did this partly because these paintings were intended as sketches for more finished pictures to be done later. A painter's preparatory sketches and drawings are his work in progress on the way to the ultimate creation. During the day his father tried to make as many sketches and oil paintings as possible. Her drawings ranged from postcard-sized sketches to works more than 20 feet wide. For the exhibition Freud has chosen about two hundred oil paintings and sketches, watercolors, and drawings. The writings, poetry, sketches and drawings of the artist complement selected images. All that remains of the paintings are the preparatory sketches and photographs of poor quality. He left drawings, paintings, easels, sketches and his paints to the nation. Most oil paintings and pencil sketches portrayed women, classical dancers and children in different perspectives. In January 1939, both painting and preparatory sketches were shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, where 15,000 people came to see it in the first week. Two separate exhibitions focus on the drawings and oil sketches of the Flemish master. He makes seemingly endless sketches and paintings of young pixies in bathing suits, skirts, and ninja outfits. As a result, a well-trained artist does not need a life model or a preparatory sketch to represent a particular subject. Synonyms drawing, preliminary drawing, outline diagram, representation, delineation, design, plan, artist's impression tracing informal rough technical underdrawing, cartoon, maquette, ébauche, esquisse, croquis 1.1 A brief written or spoken account or description, 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。 Example sentencesExamples Well-crafted biographical sketches detail the accomplishments of every significant member of the cast and crew, twelve in all. Stewart published brief biographical sketches of the earliest Scottish chartered accountants in the second half of the 19th century. Serious readers will value the digressions spread among the condensed descriptions of famous events and brief biographical sketches. A brief biographical sketch of each author is also provided before each selection. The authors provide a brief biographical sketch of Patillo and each subsequent pastor. The Carillon has compiled a brief biographical sketch of each of the candidates. Additionally, brief biographical sketches are scattered throughout the book to introduce the reader to the major players in the drama that unfolded at Mobile. This article will provide a brief biographical sketch of Barnes's life and a discussion of his legacy as a Baptist and as a teacher and writer. Even relatively obscure players are accorded brief biographical sketches if there is sufficient information about them. A brief biographical sketch of R.A. Bagnold is largely repeated in a more entertaining entry focused on his scientific contributions. I was offering a brief biographical sketch of the life of Emmeline Pankhurst! The remaining sections provide brief and inadequate sketches of selected topics, with references to the primary literature. He wrote six different sketches embodying different philosophical stances before settling on her ecstatic acceptance of fiery reunion in death with Siegfried. Interspersed throughout are brief sketches of the lives and works of pioneers like Marconi, Edison, Ben Franklin, and Nicolai Tesla. Synonyms outline, brief idea, rundown, run-through, main points, thumbnail sketch, bones, bare bones, skeleton summary, synopsis, brief description, recapitulation, summarization, abstract, precis, résumé French tour d'horizon North American wrap-up informal recap description, portrait, vignette, cameo, profile, portrayal, depiction potted biography 1.2 A rough or unfinished version of any creative work. （任何作品的）粗样，初稿 you can see how the first movement evolved from the composer's sketches Example sentencesExamples They first draw a little sketch then transfer it to the big version by ruling a grid onto the sketch. I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be. The soundtrack is obviously a sketch from something. I have also met with the painters from both traditions and learnt how the murals evolve from an initial sketch to the creation of the painting that can be several storeys high. The best part about my job is… I get to see a creation through from pencil sketch to becoming a 3D object that you can hold and is functional. Carson offers sketches of songs, hints at melodies and suggests musical themes, but nothing is forced onto the listener. After a little while, the two of us had a rough sketch for a song. 2A 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） a hilarious sketch for their latest BBC series Example sentencesExamples We mainly performed one act plays and comedy sketches. This conversation, I mean this whole situation, is like a comedy sketch about white people. The movie seems less like a bona-fide movie and more like a series of short comedy sketches connected by a tenuous thread of plot. The Park Lane Players, performing arts students, will present a number of short plays and sketches around Kirkstall. These ‘plays’ were short sketches about villagers' daily home and working lives. The film runs like a series of comedy sketches rather than as a comic whole. Pinter's revue sketches have never been marginal doodles. In 2003, Comedy Central signed him to appear in his own weekly sketch comedy program. It's a trashy, fast-moving comedy and music venture, with the half hour mostly filled by short sketches and occasional musical interludes provided by Snoop and friends. With actors content to sleepwalk through disjointed sketches as scene after scene goes by, the film gets less and less entertaining. They'll be the tools in your arts course who try and make a sketch comedy revue. The program often includes comedy sketches, political satire and performances by musicians. The various scenes are actually improvisational sketches, with the performers working from a brief plot outline and creating their dialogue on the fly. The problem is that it is nothing more than an extended revue sketch. The programme will include comedy sketches written by group members, physical theatre, contemporary, jazz and salsa dance. The novelty competition is a lighthearted short drama or comedy sketch. The episodes are structured like suites of sketches, each short scene comprising a comedic set-up, a droll twist and, more often than not, a punch line. Although the shows sometimes featured short sketches, this was not a comedy show as such. When the actors aren't really inhabiting it and imagining, it can feel like a University revue sketch going on for hours. A lot of our first class of drama was based around short sketches with small groups of people. Synonyms skit, scene, piece, performance, act, item, turn, routine, number playlet 3dated, informal A comical or amusing person or thing. 〈非正式，旧〉滑稽的人（或物） Synonyms joker, jester, wit, wag, comic, wisecracker, punner, jokester verb skɛtʃskɛtʃ [with object] 1Make 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 object Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time 詹妮一有时间就画素描和作画。 Example sentencesExamples He begins that process by sketching an image that he intends to turn into a 3 - D piece of art. I finished the drawing I was sketching and placed my pencil back into the exterior of the desk. Taking out a sheet of drawing paper, she sat down at her desk, and began to sketch an image of Jerome from her mind. The ink drawings sketched on scraps of old wallpaper are suggestive of landscapes. Rubens sometimes used monochrome techniques in sketching compositions for engravers. She picked up her sketch pad and began sketching the sunset outside the window. She began sketching out rough lines of a body on her paper, until a boy a year older than Jordan came over. Taking up my brush, I began to sketch the pools of light and shadow cast around and on his body. Taking the fragment of charcoal in his right hand, he flipped to a new page in his sketchbook and began to sketch the girl of his dreams. Gaia pulled out her drawing pencils and started to sketch the still life that sat on their table. Eventually the policeman produced a pencil and paper and began to sketch something at his desk. She began to sketch a very simple outline of the house. She absent-mindedly turned the sheet over, and started sketching a half scale drawing of Eric's face from memory. I sat down with pen and paper and began drawing, and sketched out my design. When not teaching, Crowe began to sketch the scenery around her new home and paint landscapes of the surrounding vistas. It gave Emily an excuse to sit at her easel all day, sketching and painting. Rosa picked up a pencil and began to sketch what she had seen. Then he set up the camera and began to sketch the landscape, intending to record the 360-degree view. I decided the time was right; I picked up my pencil and began sketching the scene. As a young child, this prodigy sketched a portrait of his infant niece in the cradle, to the amazement of his family. Synonyms draw, make a drawing of, draw a picture of, depict, portray, represent, delineate, pencil rough out, outline 1.1sketch something out/in Give a brief account or general outline of something. 简述，概述 they sketched out the prosecution case 他们概述了这起起诉案。 Example sentencesExamples No projected costs were announced for the move, no architectural treatments were sketched out, no public debate about the suitability of the site was engaged in, much less a long overdue debate about the role of the national theatre. Two parts are done, and the third has been sketched out and waiting for months. In a further statement released by Lucas, a brief premise has been sketched out for the third prequel. This section seeks to sketch a rough outline of the interests and objectives of the two countries in developing and maintaining bilateral military ties. At one point I had about 40 chapters but I was just sort of sketching them out. Synonyms describe, outline, give a brief idea of, give a rundown of, give a thumbnail sketch of, rough out, block out, trace out, chalk out, map out, delineate, indicate summarize, give a summary of, give an abstract/precis/résumé of, precis, recapitulate 1.2 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。 Example sentencesExamples She sketched a salute and then loped away, a smile flashing over her lips as she did so. Flipping the rifle over his shoulder, Mattais sketched John a mocking salute. He sketched a little bow to the other onlookers before coming back to Jill. Jay nodded and then turned back, sketching a quick bow to the three outside. Derivatives sketcher noun ˈskɛtʃəˈskɛtʃər Sebastian Smee talks to five eminent sketchers who never went to art school Example sentencesExamples But Donna isn't a good sketcher, and if you can't sketch you have to show the assistants what you want. I'm more of a sketcher, but I just thought they needed something. His ideas and methods were easily adapted by his fellow amateur sketchers. ‘Keep practising, and you'll be quite a good sketcher,’ Tom told him, that smile curving his lips again. Origin Mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare 'make a sketch', based on Greek skhedios 'done extempore'. Rhymes etch, fetch, ketch, kvetch, lech, outstretch, retch, stretch, vetch, wretch Definition of sketch in US English: sketch nounskeCHskɛtʃ 1A 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。 Example sentencesExamples As a result, a well-trained artist does not need a life model or a preparatory sketch to represent a particular subject. During the day his father tried to make as many sketches and oil paintings as possible. A painter's preparatory sketches and drawings are his work in progress on the way to the ultimate creation. Since time is not spent on drawing a preliminary sketch, this painting can be finished in one 45-minute class period. In January 1939, both painting and preparatory sketches were shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, where 15,000 people came to see it in the first week. The drawings and watercolors on exhibit vary from preparatory sketches to finished drawings depicting views in Delft that are still recognizable today. For the exhibition Freud has chosen about two hundred oil paintings and sketches, watercolors, and drawings. He did this partly because these paintings were intended as sketches for more finished pictures to be done later. During his internment in different camps, the artist made about hundred sketches and paintings until his release in 1945. Many of the images are the artist's own sketches and colored drawings. Roark wearily turned through sheaves of line drawings and pencil sketches spread on the table in front of them. He makes seemingly endless sketches and paintings of young pixies in bathing suits, skirts, and ninja outfits. He left drawings, paintings, easels, sketches and his paints to the nation. All that remains of the paintings are the preparatory sketches and photographs of poor quality. Most oil paintings and pencil sketches portrayed women, classical dancers and children in different perspectives. The drawings comprise preparatory sketches and finished sheets. His studio was a montage of photographs, sketches and unfinished paintings. The writings, poetry, sketches and drawings of the artist complement selected images. Her drawings ranged from postcard-sized sketches to works more than 20 feet wide. Two separate exhibitions focus on the drawings and oil sketches of the Flemish master. Synonyms drawing, preliminary drawing, outline 1.1 A brief written or spoken account or description, 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。 Example sentencesExamples The Carillon has compiled a brief biographical sketch of each of the candidates. Serious readers will value the digressions spread among the condensed descriptions of famous events and brief biographical sketches. The authors provide a brief biographical sketch of Patillo and each subsequent pastor. Well-crafted biographical sketches detail the accomplishments of every significant member of the cast and crew, twelve in all. He wrote six different sketches embodying different philosophical stances before settling on her ecstatic acceptance of fiery reunion in death with Siegfried. The remaining sections provide brief and inadequate sketches of selected topics, with references to the primary literature. Even relatively obscure players are accorded brief biographical sketches if there is sufficient information about them. Stewart published brief biographical sketches of the earliest Scottish chartered accountants in the second half of the 19th century. Additionally, brief biographical sketches are scattered throughout the book to introduce the reader to the major players in the drama that unfolded at Mobile. A brief biographical sketch of R.A. Bagnold is largely repeated in a more entertaining entry focused on his scientific contributions. This article will provide a brief biographical sketch of Barnes's life and a discussion of his legacy as a Baptist and as a teacher and writer. Interspersed throughout are brief sketches of the lives and works of pioneers like Marconi, Edison, Ben Franklin, and Nicolai Tesla. I was offering a brief biographical sketch of the life of Emmeline Pankhurst! A brief biographical sketch of each author is also provided before each selection. Synonyms outline, brief idea, rundown, run-through, main points, thumbnail sketch, bones, bare bones, skeleton description, portrait, vignette, cameo, profile, portrayal, depiction 1.2 A rough or unfinished version of any creative work. （任何作品的）粗样，初稿 Example sentencesExamples The best part about my job is… I get to see a creation through from pencil sketch to becoming a 3D object that you can hold and is functional. They first draw a little sketch then transfer it to the big version by ruling a grid onto the sketch. I start with melodies, instrumentals, a rough sketch of what the song's going to be. After a little while, the two of us had a rough sketch for a song. I have also met with the painters from both traditions and learnt how the murals evolve from an initial sketch to the creation of the painting that can be several storeys high. The soundtrack is obviously a sketch from something. Carson offers sketches of songs, hints at melodies and suggests musical themes, but nothing is forced onto the listener. 2A short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a comedy program. 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） Example sentencesExamples They'll be the tools in your arts course who try and make a sketch comedy revue. This conversation, I mean this whole situation, is like a comedy sketch about white people. Pinter's revue sketches have never been marginal doodles. Although the shows sometimes featured short sketches, this was not a comedy show as such. A lot of our first class of drama was based around short sketches with small groups of people. The Park Lane Players, performing arts students, will present a number of short plays and sketches around Kirkstall. In 2003, Comedy Central signed him to appear in his own weekly sketch comedy program. The problem is that it is nothing more than an extended revue sketch. When the actors aren't really inhabiting it and imagining, it can feel like a University revue sketch going on for hours. These ‘plays’ were short sketches about villagers' daily home and working lives. It's a trashy, fast-moving comedy and music venture, with the half hour mostly filled by short sketches and occasional musical interludes provided by Snoop and friends. With actors content to sleepwalk through disjointed sketches as scene after scene goes by, the film gets less and less entertaining. The program often includes comedy sketches, political satire and performances by musicians. We mainly performed one act plays and comedy sketches. The programme will include comedy sketches written by group members, physical theatre, contemporary, jazz and salsa dance. The film runs like a series of comedy sketches rather than as a comic whole. The various scenes are actually improvisational sketches, with the performers working from a brief plot outline and creating their dialogue on the fly. The novelty competition is a lighthearted short drama or comedy sketch. The movie seems less like a bona-fide movie and more like a series of short comedy sketches connected by a tenuous thread of plot. The episodes are structured like suites of sketches, each short scene comprising a comedic set-up, a droll twist and, more often than not, a punch line. Synonyms skit, scene, piece, performance, act, item, turn, routine, number 3dated, informal A comical or amusing person or thing. 〈非正式，旧〉滑稽的人（或物） Synonyms joker, jester, wit, wag, comic, wisecracker, punner, jokester verbskeCHskɛtʃ [with object] 1Make 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 object Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time 詹妮一有时间就画素描和作画。 Example sentencesExamples Eventually the policeman produced a pencil and paper and began to sketch something at his desk. She picked up her sketch pad and began sketching the sunset outside the window. Taking out a sheet of drawing paper, she sat down at her desk, and began to sketch an image of Jerome from her mind. It gave Emily an excuse to sit at her easel all day, sketching and painting. Rubens sometimes used monochrome techniques in sketching compositions for engravers. I sat down with pen and paper and began drawing, and sketched out my design. He begins that process by sketching an image that he intends to turn into a 3 - D piece of art. Gaia pulled out her drawing pencils and started to sketch the still life that sat on their table. As a young child, this prodigy sketched a portrait of his infant niece in the cradle, to the amazement of his family. She began sketching out rough lines of a body on her paper, until a boy a year older than Jordan came over. She absent-mindedly turned the sheet over, and started sketching a half scale drawing of Eric's face from memory. I decided the time was right; I picked up my pencil and began sketching the scene. I finished the drawing I was sketching and placed my pencil back into the exterior of the desk. When not teaching, Crowe began to sketch the scenery around her new home and paint landscapes of the surrounding vistas. She began to sketch a very simple outline of the house. Taking up my brush, I began to sketch the pools of light and shadow cast around and on his body. Taking the fragment of charcoal in his right hand, he flipped to a new page in his sketchbook and began to sketch the girl of his dreams. Rosa picked up a pencil and began to sketch what she had seen. The ink drawings sketched on scraps of old wallpaper are suggestive of landscapes. Then he set up the camera and began to sketch the landscape, intending to record the 360-degree view. Synonyms draw, make a drawing of, draw a picture of, depict, portray, represent, delineate, pencil 1.1 Give a brief account or general outline of something. 简述，概述 they sketched out the prosecution case 他们概述了这起起诉案。 Example sentencesExamples In a further statement released by Lucas, a brief premise has been sketched out for the third prequel. Two parts are done, and the third has been sketched out and waiting for months. No projected costs were announced for the move, no architectural treatments were sketched out, no public debate about the suitability of the site was engaged in, much less a long overdue debate about the role of the national theatre. At one point I had about 40 chapters but I was just sort of sketching them out. This section seeks to sketch a rough outline of the interests and objectives of the two countries in developing and maintaining bilateral military ties. Synonyms describe, outline, give a brief idea of, give a rundown of, give a thumbnail sketch of, rough out, block out, trace out, chalk out, map out, delineate, indicate 1.2 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。 Example sentencesExamples Jay nodded and then turned back, sketching a quick bow to the three outside. Flipping the rifle over his shoulder, Mattais sketched John a mocking salute. He sketched a little bow to the other onlookers before coming back to Jill. She sketched a salute and then loped away, a smile flashing over her lips as she did so. Origin Mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare ‘make a sketch’, based on Greek skhedios ‘done extempore’.
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