scrawl
英[skrɔːl]
美[skrɔl]
- vt. 潦草地写；乱涂
- vi. 乱涂，涂鸦；乱写
- n. 潦草的笔迹
词态变化
复数: scrawls;第三人称单数: scrawls;过去式: scrawled;过去分词: scrawled;现在分词: scrawling;
助记提示
1. -awl, -rawl 表示那种爬行、拖动、拖行、蔓延、延伸这类含义：crawl, drawl, sprawl, trawl, scrawl.
2. crawl => scrawl.
3. scrib- / script- + crawl => scrawl.
4. sprawl + crawl => scrawl.
5. 谐音“是可潦哦”----字、画是确实太潦草了哦。
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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. His signature was an incomprehensible scrawl.
- 他的签字是令人看不懂的涂鸦.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Don't scrawl on the wall.
- 不要在墙上乱涂.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Don't scribble [ scrawl ] on the wall.
- 别在墙上乱涂.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》