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scrawl sth on sth
及物动词用法，先写内容，再用 on 或 over 说明书写位置。
He scrawled his name on the receipt.
他把名字潦草地写在收据上。
潦草的笔迹
scrawls — plural of scrawl
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
潦草的笔迹
poor handwriting
He scrawled his name on the receipt.
他把名字潦草地写在收据上。
不规则、拙劣的书写；尤指难以辨认的字迹。
Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
潦草的字迹
poor handwriting
匆忙或粗心写下的便条等。
A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
缺乏文学价值的文字。
Writing that lacks literary merit.
I couldn't read the doctor's scrawl on the prescription.
我认不出医生在处方上潦草的笔迹。
Her note was a scrawl I could barely make out.
她的便条笔迹潦草，我几乎辨认不出。
The page was covered in messy scrawls.
这一页上满是潦草难辨的字迹。
及物动词用法，先写内容，再用 on 或 over 说明书写位置。
He scrawled his name on the receipt.
他把名字潦草地写在收据上。
不及物动词用法，后接 on/over 引导的地点，表示在某处乱写。
Stop scrawling on the desk!
别在桌上乱写！
名词用法，指潦草难辨的字迹，常与物主代词连用。
I can hardly read his scrawl.
我几乎认不出他潦草的笔迹。
Not this
Her handwriting is scrawl.
Use this
Her handwriting is a scrawl.
scrawl 作名词表示“潦草的笔迹”是可数名词，常与不定冠词连用，不能说 is scrawl；应说 is a scrawl。
Not this
He scrawled on the paper his name.
Use this
He scrawled his name on the paper.
scrawl 作及物动词时，直接宾语（写的内容）要紧跟动词，地点用 on 引导的介词短语放在句末；把 on the paper 放在宾语前不符合英语语序。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
潦草地写便条
He scrawled a note to his wife before leaving.
他离开前潦草地给妻子留了张便条。
潦草地签名
She scrawled her signature at the bottom of the form.
她在表格底部潦草地签了名。
在墙上乱写乱画
Someone had scrawled graffiti on the classroom wall.
有人在教室墙上乱涂乱画。
难以辨认的潦草字迹
The note was an illegible scrawl, and I couldn't read it.
那张便条字迹潦草难辨，我根本看不懂。
潦草的字迹
His messy scrawl filled the margins of the notebook.
他那潦草的字迹写满了笔记本的页边空白。
Use scrawls naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
scrawl 以 scr 开头，联想到 scratch（抓挠）；潦草的笔迹就像随手乱抓出来的划痕。
语域：neutral 常见场景：reading handwritten notes、checking a signature 作名词时指潦草的笔迹，通常用于描述手写内容难以辨认的情况；比较常见于日常口语和一般书面描述，语气偏中性，正式文体中较少使用。
以下单词都与 scrawl 押韵，读音均含 /-ɔl/；其中 crawl、drawl、shawl 与 scrawl 一样拼作 -awl。注意 all、ball、call 虽拼作 -all，但读音相同。另注意拼写相似的 lookalike：scroll /skroʊl/、stroll /stroʊl/ 读 /-oʊl/，与 scrawl 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.