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write (sth) in cursive
in cursive 作方式状语，表示“用连笔手写体”，不加冠词。
Please write your address in cursive.
请用连笔字写您的地址。
连笔字；草写体
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
连笔字；草写体
Joined-up handwriting, in which the letters are connected.
Please write your address in cursive.
请用连笔字写您的地址。
草写字符、字母或字体。
A cursive character, letter or font.
用草写字符写成的手稿。
A manuscript written in cursive characters.
连笔手写体。
Joined-up handwriting.
In history class, we learned to read and write in cursive.
在历史课上，我们学习了阅读和书写草书。
My teacher said that cursive helps improve fine motor skills.
我的老师说草书有助于提高精细运动技能。
The letter was written in beautiful cursive, making it hard to read for some.
这封信是用漂亮的草书写的，有些人很难辨认。
in cursive 作方式状语，表示“用连笔手写体”，不加冠词。
Please write your address in cursive.
请用连笔字写您的地址。
cursive 在此为不可数名词，泛指连笔手写体。
Many students today can barely read cursive.
现在许多学生几乎认不得连笔字。
teach 后接双宾语：teach sb sth，也可改为 teach sth to sb。
This school teaches children cursive in third grade.
这所学校在三年级教孩子们连笔字。
Not this
I wrote the note in a cursive.
Use this
I wrote the note in cursive.
把“cursive”当作可数名词来用，加了不定冠词“a”。但在“in cursive”中，cursive 指连笔书写这种抽象的书写方式，是不可数名词，所以不能加“a”。改成 in cursive 后，就符合英语的固定搭配了。
Not this
Please write with cursive.
Use this
Please write in cursive.
中文说“用连笔写”，其中的“用”容易直译成 with，但英语说明书写使用的字体或风格时用介词 in，如 in print、in block letters。因此 in cursive 才是正确搭配，with cursive 不符合英语习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
用连笔体写
My grandmother writes all her letters in cursive.
我奶奶所有的信都用连笔体写。
辨认连笔字
It took me a while to learn to read cursive.
我花了一段时间才学会辨认连笔字。
学习连笔书写
Many students no longer learn cursive in school.
许多学生不再在学校学习连笔书写。
使用连笔书写
I usually print, but I use cursive in my diary.
我平时写印刷体，但日记用连笔字写。
Use cursive naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 cursive 联想为 curve（曲线）：手写体字母弯弯曲曲地相连，一笔不停，就像连贯草书。
语域：neutral 常见场景：书法、字体设计、手写体说明 作名词时通常指连笔手写体或草体字母/字体，比较常见于书法、字体设计等场合。
作为书写风格的名称，通常视为不可数名词。
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