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sketchy adj.概略的；不完全的；略图的；不确定的 (1) 你的文章只粗略地涉及到这个问题。(2) 我们从几方面粗略的说法中设法弄清了真相。(3) 我对地理只是一知半解。(4) 关于这次危机的消息所知甚少并且很难获得。 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.

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英 ['sketʃi] 美 ['sketʃi] (1) Your essay gives a rather sketchy treatment of the problem.(2) We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts.(3) I have only a sketchy knowledge of geography.(4) Information about the crisis was sketchy and hard to get. 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. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](信息)粗略的，大概的，不完全的，不充分的 Sketchy information about something does not include many details and is therefore incomplete or inadequate. Details of what actually happened are still sketchy...对于已发生事实的详细情况知道的仍然有限。Only sketchy information exists on the stock of natural resources such as fish.人们对鱼类等自然资源的总储备量所知甚少。sketchilyThe ideas seem sketchily developed, the textures thin, the images vague.观点阐述不充分，结构单薄，意象也模糊不清。

英语单词	sketchy
英美音标	英 ['sketʃi] 美 ['sketʃi]
中文释义	adj.概略的；不完全的；略图的；不确定的
英语例句	(1) Your essay gives a rather sketchy treatment of the problem. (2) We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts. (3) I have only a sketchy knowledge of geography. (4) Information about the crisis was sketchy and hard to get.
中文例句	(1) 你的文章只粗略地涉及到这个问题。 (2) 我们从几方面粗略的说法中设法弄清了真相。 (3) 我对地理只是一知半解。 (4) 关于这次危机的消息所知甚少并且很难获得。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](信息)粗略的，大概的，不完全的，不充分的 Sketchy information about something does not include many details and is therefore incomplete or inadequate. Details of what actually happened are still sketchy... 对于已发生事实的详细情况知道的仍然有限。 Only sketchy information exists on the stock of natural resources such as fish. 人们对鱼类等自然资源的总储备量所知甚少。 sketchily The ideas seem sketchily developed, the textures thin, the images vague. 观点阐述不充分，结构单薄，意象也模糊不清。

Sketchy Information Detail Political Ideas Sketchily 英 Sketʃi] 美