cartoon

cartoon
noun
  1. a simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine
    漫画,讽刺画,幽默画
    ■(亦作 cartoon strip)a narrative sequence of humorous drawings in a comic, magazine, or newspaper, usually with captions
    (刊于漫画册、杂志或报纸之上,带说明的)连环漫画
    ■(figurative)a simplified or exaggerated version or interpretation of something
    (喻)(事物的)简略(或夸张)说法(或解释)
    this film is a cartoon of public life in the US.
    这部电影是美国公众生活的夸张版本。
    [as modifier]Dolores becomes a cartoon housewife, reading glossy magazines in a bathrobe.
    多洛雷丝成了位身着浴衣,读着时尚杂志的漫画式家庭主妇。
  2. a film using animation techniques to photograph a sequence of drawings rather than real people or objects
    动画电影,动画片,卡通片
  3. a full-size drawing made by an artist as a preliminary design for a painting or other work of art
    草图,底图
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be cartooned)make a drawing of (someone) in a simplified or exaggerated way
    给…画漫画
    she has a face with enough character to be cartooned.
    她有张可供漫画的特色脸庞。
派生
cartoonish
adjective
cartoonist
noun
cartoony
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in sense 3): from Italian cartone, from carta, from Latin carta, charta (see card). Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent
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