sketch1/skɛtʃ; sketʃ/n [C] 1 a drawing that you do quickly and without a lot of details 素描﹐速写﹔草图: +of Cantor drew a rough sketch of his apartment. 坎托画了一张他公寓的草图。see box at见 PICTURE1 方框2 a short humorous scene that is part of a longer performance〔节目﹑表演等里的〕滑稽短剧: a comic sketch 滑稽短剧3 a short description of something 摘要﹐概要
sketch2v [I,T] to draw a sketch of something(给…)画素描﹐(给…)画速写sketch sth out phr v to describe something giving only the basic details 概述: Barry sketched out a plan for next year's campaign. 巴利概述了明年活动的计划。sketch in sthphr v to add more information or details 补充〔更多的信息或细节〕: I’ll try to sketch in the historical background. 我想补充一些历史背景。