drawings

drawings — noun

1. a picture that you make with a pencil, pen, or similar tool, using lines and sha

1.名詞B1
釋義

a picture that you make with a pencil, pen, or similar tool, using lines and shading rather than paint; also the skill or activity of creating such pictures

例句

The children's drawings were pinned to the classroom wall for everyone to see.

passive: drawings + be pinned / be hung / be displayed

Haruto filled his sketchbook with detailed drawings of birds and trees from the park.

collocation: detailed drawings of [something]

同義詞
  • sketch

    a quick, rough drawing, often done as preparation for a finished piece

  • illustration

    a drawing that appears in a book, magazine, or article to explain or decorate the text

  • diagram

    a drawing that shows how something works or is arranged, with labels and arrows

  • doodle

    a casual, unplanned drawing made while thinking or paying attention to something else

文法句型

[countable] make / do + a drawing

[uncountable] Drawing + is / takes

用法筆記

When it refers to the finished picture, 'drawing' is countable ('two drawings'). When it refers to the activity or skill, it is uncountable ('Drawing takes practice'). Drawings are made with dry tools (pencil, pen, charcoal), not with paint — use 'painting' or 'watercolour' for wet media.

常見錯誤

❌She made a drawing with watercolour paints.
✅She made a painting with watercolour paints.
💡A 'drawing' is made with dry tools like pencil or pen, not with paint.
❌I am not good at drawings.
✅I am not good at drawing.
💡When talking about the skill or activity, use the uncountable form 'drawing', not the plural 'drawings'.