[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
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
early 17th cent.: apparently an alteration of the verb crawl, perhaps influenced by obsolete scrawl 'sprawl'