Word · Frequency #26555
doodling
涂鸦；乱涂乱画
doodling is the present participle of doodle.
To draw or scribble aimlessly.
- 1.
To draw or scribble aimlessly.
漫无目的地画或涂鸦
- 2.
To engage in something non-seriously; fiddle.
随意做事；摆弄
- 3.
make a doodle; draw aimlessly
涂鸦；漫无目的地画
随便弄弄；闲混；漫无目的地画或涂鸦；随意做事；摆弄；涂鸦；漫无目的地画；涂鸦
In use
During the boring meeting, she doodled flowers in the margin of her notebook.
He often doodles while talking on the phone to help him concentrate.
Stop doodling and pay attention to the lecture!
doodle (on sth)
表示在某物表面随意涂画。
He doodled on his notebook during class.
他上课时在笔记本上涂鸦。
doodle with sth
强调使用的工具。
She doodled with a pen while on the phone.
她打电话时用钢笔涂鸦。
doodle (intr)
不及物用法，不指明对象或工具。
The child doodled aimlessly at the table.
Connections
Collocations
- doodle in the margins
- 在页边空白处涂鸦
- She doodled in the margins of her notebook during the lecture.讲座期间，她在笔记本页边空白处涂鸦。
- doodle on a napkin
- 在餐巾纸上乱涂乱画
- He doodled on a napkin while waiting for his coffee.他等咖啡时在餐巾纸上乱涂乱画。
- doodle during a meeting
- 开会时涂鸦
- I tend to doodle during long meetings to stay focused.长时间开会时，我通常会涂鸦来保持专注。
- doodle absent-mindedly
- 心不在焉地涂鸦
- She doodled absent-mindedly during the phone call.她打电话时心不在焉地涂鸦。
- doodle all over the page
- 在整页纸上乱涂乱画
- The child doodled all over his worksheet.那孩子在他的练习纸上涂满了涂鸦。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 doodle 记成“逗逗乐”：开会时随手乱画小东西逗自己开心，就是 doodle。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：开会时、打电话时、无聊的时候 doodle 作动词时通常指随手乱画或涂鸦，多用于日常口语和轻松场合，正式写作中较少使用。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，后不直接跟宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes include noodle, poodle, boodle, caboodle and canoodle: their stressed vowel and the following /dəl/ match doodle. Beware lookalikes such as fuddle, huddle and puddle: their -uddle is pronounced /-ˈʌdəl/, not /-ˈudəl/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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