单词 | cartoon |
释义 | cartoon From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Visual Filmcartooncar‧toon /kɑːˈtuːn $ kɑːr-/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable]1 AMFa short film that is made by photographing a series of drawings cartoon characters such as Donald Duck2 AVa funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially about politicians or events in the news3 (also cartoon strip) a set of drawings that tell a funny story, especially in a newspaper or magazine SYN comic strip4 AV technical a drawing that an artist does before starting to do a paintingExamples from the Corpuscartoon• an editorial cartoon• In 1989, Adams launched his cartoon while still working at Pac Bell.• Are you a big fan of cartoons?• It's a long and drawn out affair - one minute of cartoon can take weeks to build.• I produced the original cartoon in tempera; it was entitled Treasure Trove and based on an Aesop Fable.• Other cartoons are lifeless; plenty of sitcoms offer droll toddlers and clever menials, bringing down their betters with disparaging asides.• a satirical cartoon that appears in the Washington Post• I'd spent the afternoon doing a strip cartoon of him.• To refine the final video an early version of the cartoon was screened for children from five different countries.• The cartoon shows a group of elephants trying to get into a phone-box.• Disney executives believe the porcelain models will become another lucrative spin off for their cartoon empire.• We always watch cartoons on Saturday mornings.Origin cartoon (1500-1600) Italian cartone “pasteboard, cartoon”, from carta; → CARD1 |
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