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scribble
潦草的字迹
poor handwriting
- 1.
poor handwriting
潦草的笔迹
- 2.
an aimless drawing
乱画,涂鸦
涂鸦；潦草的笔迹；乱画,涂鸦；潦草的写法；潦草写成的东西
In use
I found a mysterious scribble on the back of the envelope.
The margins of his notebook were full of tiny scribbles.
She dismissed the drawing as just a childish scribble.
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。
in a scribble
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。
someone's scribble
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。
a (adjective) scribble
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。
Common mistakes
There are many scribble on the wall.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。
I enjoy doing scribble in my free time.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。
Connections
Collocations
- random scribbles
- 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。
- illegible scribble
- 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。
- scribble in the margin
- 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。
- child's scribble
- 孩子的涂鸦
- The wall was covered with the child's scribbles.墙上满是孩子的涂鸦。
- messy scribble
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：医生处方潦草难辨，即 scribble。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the same stressed vowel and ending /ɪb.əl/ rhyme with scribble: dribble, nibble, quibble. Words like cobble, bubble, and scrabble share the 'bble' spelling but have different vowel sounds.
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。
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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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