cartoon

noun

/kɑːˈtuːn/

/kɑːrˈtuːn/

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a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news
- a political/satirical cartoon
- The funniest contributions to the magazine are the cartoons.
- He started drawing cartoons when he was still at school.
Express Yourself Describing a picture
Describing a pictureIn some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases:
- The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.
- This is a picture/photo of a busy city street.
- In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters.
- In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.
- On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand.
- In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.
- The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.
Topics TV, radio and newsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- animated
- strip
- editorial
- …
verb + cartoon
- draw
- watch
cartoon + noun
- character
- strip
- series
- …
See full entry
(also comic strip, British English strip cartoon)
a series of drawings inside boxes that tell a story and are often printed in newspapers
- a ‘Peanuts’ cartoon with Charlie Brown
Culture comics and comic stripscomics and comic stripsA comic in the US means a comic strip or strip cartoon. Comic strips are a series of small drawings, called frames, with words that tell a story. Most US newspapers contain comic strips that are read by both adults and children. On Mondays to Saturdays they are usually four frames long, printed in black and white. On Sundays they are longer and in colour. Comic strips are also popular in British newspapers. Many can be found on the internet.Most comic strips make jokes about the characters in them and the things that happen to them. For instance, in the Peanuts comic strips (1950-2000) many of the jokes are about Charlie Brown, who has very bad luck, and his friend Lucy, who is not kind to him. In Calvin and Hobbes (1985-1995) , the humour comes from the relationship between a boy and his imaginary friend, a toy tiger. Comic strips in British newspapers include Andy Capp and The Perishers. In the US, Dilbert is about life in the office while Doonesburycomments on political situations through its characters. Most newspapers also print single frames that comment in a humorous way on politicians and other people in the news. These are known as cartoons.In Britain a comic is a picture magazine, usually for children. Comics contain short stories written as comic strips, and sometimes also competitions and articles. Popular children's comics include Beano, Dandy, and 2000 AD, which features mainly science fiction stories. Comics for very young children are often based on popular television programmes, such as Thomas and Friends (which features Thomas the Tank Engine). Adult comics, such as Viz, are usually very rude.Some of the characters in Beano and Dandy have not changed much over the years and now look old-fashioned. Teachers, for instance, still wear mortar boards (= stiff black hats with a square top), though real teachers stopped wearing them long ago. Many of the most popular comics appear in the form of books, called annuals, around Christmas each year.Comic books are similar to comics. Each book has a set of characters who have adventures. Many of the characters, such as Spider-Man, Superman and Wonder Woman, have powers that ordinary people do not have. Graphic novels are longer stories told in the form of comic strips. Pictures of the most famous characters from comic strips and comic books are used on a range of products, for example they are printed on bed covers, T-shirts, lunch boxes and birthday cards.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- animated
- strip
- editorial
- …
verb + cartoon
- draw
- watch
cartoon + noun
- character
- strip
- series
- …
See full entry
(also animated cartoon)
a film or TV show made by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings or models, so that they look as if they are moving
- a Walt Disney cartoon
- a cartoon character
A cartoon is really made using the old technique of photographing drawings or models; a film made with modern computer techniques (CGI) is usually called an animation, not a cartoon. However, some people might use the word cartoon for both kinds of film.
Extra Examples
- a full-length Disney cartoon
- The kids spend their Saturdays watching cartoons.
Topics Film and theatrea2, TV, radio and newsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- animated
- strip
- editorial
- …
verb + cartoon
- draw
- watch
cartoon + noun
- character
- strip
- series
- …
See full entry
(specialist) a drawing made by an artist as a preparation for a paintingTopics Artc2

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (4)): from Italian cartone, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 19th cent.

单词	cartoon
释义	cartoon noun /kɑːˈtuːn/ /kɑːrˈtuːn/ jump to other results a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news a political/satirical cartoon The funniest contributions to the magazine are the cartoons. He started drawing cartoons when he was still at school. Express Yourself Describing a pictureDescribing a pictureIn some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases: The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table. This is a picture/photo of a busy city street. In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters. In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone. On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand. In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline. The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman. Topics TV, radio and newsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective animated strip editorial … verb + cartoon draw watch cartoon + noun character strip series … See full entry (also comic strip, British English strip cartoon) a series of drawings inside boxes that tell a story and are often printed in newspapers a ‘Peanuts’ cartoon with Charlie Brown Culture comics and comic stripscomics and comic stripsA comic in the US means a comic strip or strip cartoon. Comic strips are a series of small drawings, called frames, with words that tell a story. Most US newspapers contain comic strips that are read by both adults and children. On Mondays to Saturdays they are usually four frames long, printed in black and white. On Sundays they are longer and in colour. Comic strips are also popular in British newspapers. Many can be found on the internet.Most comic strips make jokes about the characters in them and the things that happen to them. For instance, in the Peanuts comic strips (1950-2000) many of the jokes are about Charlie Brown, who has very bad luck, and his friend Lucy, who is not kind to him. In Calvin and Hobbes (1985-1995) , the humour comes from the relationship between a boy and his imaginary friend, a toy tiger. Comic strips in British newspapers include Andy Capp and The Perishers. In the US, Dilbert is about life in the office while Doonesburycomments on political situations through its characters. Most newspapers also print single frames that comment in a humorous way on politicians and other people in the news. These are known as cartoons.In Britain a comic is a picture magazine, usually for children. Comics contain short stories written as comic strips, and sometimes also competitions and articles. Popular children's comics include Beano, Dandy, and 2000 AD, which features mainly science fiction stories. Comics for very young children are often based on popular television programmes, such as Thomas and Friends (which features Thomas the Tank Engine). Adult comics, such as Viz, are usually very rude.Some of the characters in Beano and Dandy have not changed much over the years and now look old-fashioned. Teachers, for instance, still wear mortar boards (= stiff black hats with a square top), though real teachers stopped wearing them long ago. Many of the most popular comics appear in the form of books, called annuals, around Christmas each year.Comic books are similar to comics. Each book has a set of characters who have adventures. Many of the characters, such as Spider-Man, Superman and Wonder Woman, have powers that ordinary people do not have. Graphic novels are longer stories told in the form of comic strips. Pictures of the most famous characters from comic strips and comic books are used on a range of products, for example they are printed on bed covers, T-shirts, lunch boxes and birthday cards. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective animated strip editorial … verb + cartoon draw watch cartoon + noun character strip series … See full entry (also animated cartoon) a film or TV show made by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings or models, so that they look as if they are moving a Walt Disney cartoon a cartoon character A cartoon is really made using the old technique of photographing drawings or models; a film made with modern computer techniques (CGI) is usually called an animation, not a cartoon. However, some people might use the word cartoon for both kinds of film. Extra Examples a full-length Disney cartoon The kids spend their Saturdays watching cartoons. Topics Film and theatrea2, TV, radio and newsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective animated strip editorial … verb + cartoon draw watch cartoon + noun character strip series … See full entry (specialist) a drawing made by an artist as a preparation for a paintingTopics Artc2 Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (4)): from Italian cartone, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 19th cent.
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