n.速寫；素描；草圖；概述

v.草擬；速寫；(簡略地)描繪

He is working up a sketch into a picture. 他正在把一幅速寫加工成一幅畫。

He did a sketch of the ballet dancers. 他為這些芭蕾舞者畫了一張素描。

He squiggled a sketch on the ground. 他在地上胡亂地畫了個草圖。

They only gave us a sketch of the whole event. 他們只向我們簡略地介紹了整個事件。

I'll give you a sketch of what has happened. 我給你把發(fā)生的情況簡單描述一下。

Sadly Mr Obama has repeatedly failed to sketch out how he might go about that. 遺憾的是,奧巴馬再一次沒能草擬出一份解決這一問題的方案。

The little boy can sketch out a horse quickly. 這小男孩子能迅速成地色畫出一匹馬。

Could you sketch your final match? 你能描述一下最后的比賽嗎?

sketch的基本意思是“繪制”,指用鉛筆、蠟筆、粉筆等畫線、畫圖等,強調(diào)“素描”“畫草圖”,引申可表示“概述”“簡述”等。

sketch既可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞,用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語。