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- a 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。
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- a brief written or spoken account or description of someone or something, 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。
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- a rough or unfinished version of any creative work（任何作品的）粗样, 初稿。
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- a 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）。
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- informal, dated a comical or amusing person or thing〈非正式, 旧〉滑稽的人（或物）。
with obj.
1- make 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 obj . Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time.詹妮一有时间就画素描和作画。
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- give a brief account or general outline of简述, 概述：
they sketched out the prosecution case.
他们概述了这起起诉案。
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- 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。
派生词
sketcher
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare 'make a sketch', based on Greek skhedios 'done extempore'.