scrawl

scrawl
verb
  1. [with obj.]write (something) in a hurried, careless way
    涂写;乱写
    Charlie scrawled his signature.
    查理潦草地签名。
    [noobj.]he was scrawling on the back of a used envelope.
    他在一只用过的信封背面涂写。
noun
  1. an example of hurried, careless writing
    潦草的笔迹
    the page was covered in scrawls and doodles.
    那一页满是乱写乱画的东西。
    [mass noun]reams and reams of handwritten scrawl.
    大量的信手涂鸦。
    ■a note or message written in this way
    潦草的字条(或短信)
    Duncan read the scrawl, then passed it to her.
    邓肯读了那张潦草的字条,然后递给了她。
派生
scrawly
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: apparently an alteration of the verb crawl, perhaps influenced by obsolete scrawl 'sprawl'
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