1
a scribble of sth
表示一堆潦草的东西，常用于笔记、符号等。
I found a scribble of numbers on the napkin.
我在餐巾纸上发现了一堆潦草的数字。
潦草的字迹
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
潦草的字迹
poor handwriting
I found a scribble of numbers on the napkin.
我在餐巾纸上发现了一堆潦草的数字。
潦草的笔迹
poor handwriting
乱画,涂鸦
an aimless drawing
I found a mysterious scribble on the back of the envelope.
我在信封背面发现了一个神秘的涂鸦。
The margins of his notebook were full of tiny scribbles.
他笔记本的空白处满是小小的涂鸦。
She dismissed the drawing as just a childish scribble.
她认为那幅画不过是孩子气的涂鸦。
表示一堆潦草的东西，常用于笔记、符号等。
I found a scribble of numbers on the napkin.
我在餐巾纸上发现了一堆潦草的数字。
强调书写方式潦草难辨。
The note was written in a scribble.
这张便条写得潦草。
特指某人的潦草笔迹。
I can't read the doctor's scribble.
我看不懂医生的字迹。
可用形容词修饰，如 meaningless, childish 等。
It was just a meaningless scribble on the wall.
墙上只是一个无意义的涂鸦。
Not this
There are many scribble on the wall.
Use this
There are many scribbles on the wall.
当指多个涂鸦作品时，scribble 是可数名词，需要加复数词尾 -s。中文中无复数变化，易漏掉。
Not this
I enjoy doing scribble in my free time.
Use this
I enjoy doing scribbling in my free time.
表示‘涂鸦’这个活动时，常用动名词 scribbling，而非名词 scribble。动词短语 do some scribbling 更自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
随意的涂鸦
She filled the notebook with random scribbles.
她在笔记本上画满了随意的涂鸦。
难以辨认的潦草字迹
The doctor's prescription was an illegible scribble.
医生的处方字迹潦草，难以辨认。
页边空白处的涂鸦
I found a scribble in the margin of the book.
我在书的页边空白处发现了一个涂鸦。
孩子的涂鸦
The wall was covered with the child's scribbles.
墙上满是孩子的涂鸦。
凌乱的潦草字迹
His note was a messy scribble that I could barely read.
他的便条字迹凌乱，我几乎读不懂。
Use scribble naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：医生处方潦草难辨，即 scribble。
语域：informal 常见场景：handwriting、doodling 通常用于非正式场合，指潦草的字迹或随意的涂鸦。
可数名词
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.