Word · Frequency #19394
scrawls
潦草的笔迹
scrawls is the plural of scrawl.
poor handwriting
- 1.
Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
不规则、拙劣的书写；尤指难以辨认的字迹。
- 2.
poor handwriting
潦草的字迹
- 3.
A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
匆忙或粗心写下的便条等。
- 4.
Writing that lacks literary merit.
缺乏文学价值的文字。
不规则、拙劣的书写；尤指难以辨认的字迹。；潦草的字迹；匆忙或粗心写下的便条等。；缺乏文学价值的文字。
In use
I couldn't read the doctor's scrawl on the prescription.
Her note was a scrawl I could barely make out.
The page was covered in messy scrawls.
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。
scrawl on/over sth
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！
sb's scrawl
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。
Connections
Collocations
- scrawl a note
- 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。
- scrawl a signature
- 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。
- scrawl on the wall
- 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。
- illegible scrawl
- 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。
- messy scrawl
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.