scrawl

🇬🇧 UK/skrɔ:l/🇺🇸 US/skrɒ:l/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To write hastily or carelessly in an irregular, hard-to-read manner

潦草地写,乱涂乱画

n.

Irregular, messy handwriting that is difficult to read

潦草的字迹,涂鸦

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scrawlother
=scrawl

Common Collocations

  • 1.scrawl a note潦草地写便条
  • 2.scrawl on the wall在墙上乱涂
  • 3.[barely legible scrawl]几乎难以辨认的潦草字迹
  • 4.hasty scrawl匆忙写就的字迹

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He scrawled a quick note and left it on the kitchen table.

  • 2.

    The student scrawled her phone number on a napkin during the party.

  • 3.

    Graffiti was scrawled across the wall of the abandoned building.

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