scrawl的意思

scrawl

英式音标[skrɔl]
美式英标[skrɔːl]

基本解释

vt. 潦草地写；乱涂

vi. 乱涂，涂鸦；乱写

n. 潦草的笔迹

中文词源

scrawl 潦草的写

可能来自 scribe,写，拼写受影响于 sprawl,蔓延，杂乱无章的展开。引申词义潦草的写。

英文词源

scrawl (v.): 1610s, "write or draw untidily," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English scrawlen "spread out the limbs, sprawl" (early 15c.), which possibly is an alteration of sprawlen (see sprawl (v.)) or crawl (v.). Related: Scrawled; scrawling. The noun is recorded from 1690s, from the verb. Meaning "bad handwriting" is from 1710.

实用例句

1. The letter was handwritten, in a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl.: 这封信是仓促手写而成，潦草得几乎无法辨认。

2. This letter must be from Frank; I recognized his scrawl.: 这封信一定是弗兰克写来的, 我认得他那潦草的笔迹.

3. His signature was an incomprehensible scrawl.: 他的签字是令人看不懂的涂鸦.

4. Don't scrawl on the wall.: 不要在墙上乱涂.

5. Don't scribble [ scrawl ] on the wall.: 别在墙上乱涂.

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