動詞
喺正式落筆撰寫或者畫畫之前，出一個初期版本、草稿；起草之後會再修訂 (of writing or drawing) to draft
起草故事大綱
起草故事大纲
hei2 cou2 gu3 si6 daai6 gong1 to draft the outline of a story
基本法起草委員會
基本法起草委员会
gei1 bun2 faat3 hei2 cou2 wai2 jyun4 wui2 The Basic Law Drafting Committee
佢寫文章從來都唔起草嘅。
佢写文章从来都唔起草嘅。
keoi5 se2 man4 zoeng1 cung4 loi4 dou1 m4 hei2 cou2 ge3. He never makes rough drafts when writing essays.
用鉛筆起咗草先，再畫返深啲線條同掃埋啲影出嚟。
用铅笔起咗草先，再画返深啲线条同扫埋啲影出嚟。
jung6 jyun4 bat1 hei2 zo2 cou2 sin1, zoi3 waak6 faan1 sam1 di1 sin3 tiu4 tung4 sou3 maai4 di1 jing2 ceot1 lai4. Make a sketch with a pencil first, and then darken the lines and add shadows.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to draft; to draw up (syn.) 草创, 擬, 草擬, 拟, 草拟, 草創