| 单词 | sketchy |
| 释义 | sketchy (once / 6929 pages) adj Something sketchy is incomplete: it includes the major points but lacks detail. If a political candidate avoids going into detail about her political views, you might say her platform is sketchy. A sketch is a quick drawing that doesn't have a lot of detail. That definition should help you remember that sketchy things are incomplete. A sketchy speech from the President will outline some important ideas but be short on specifics. A sketchy plan for the weekend would be "Let's go out to eat." That's sketchy because it has the general idea but no specifics, such as the time or place. WORD FAMILYsketchy: sketchier, sketchiest, sketchily, sketchiness+/sketch: sketched, sketcher, sketches, sketching, sketchy/sketcher: sketchers USAGE EXAMPLESDetails are sketchy, but Tom Stoppard is scripting. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) One of the cards drawn up by the children and published by the Guardian is written in sketchy English by a nine-year-old girl. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) "I'll see how far I get before it becomes too sketchy," David says. BBC(Dec 16, 2016) adj giving only major points; lacking completeness a sketchy account details of the plan remain sketchy Syn unelaborated incomplete, uncomplete not complete or total; not completed |
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