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单词 scribble
释义
scribble
(skrɪbəl )
Word forms: scribbles , scribbling , scribbled
1. verb
If you scribble something, you write it quickly and roughly.
She scribbled a note to tell Mum she'd gone out. [VERB noun]
As I scribbled in my diary the light went out. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: scrawl, write, jot, pen  
2. verb
To scribble means to make meaningless marks or rough drawings using a pencil or pen.
When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: draw, write, scrawl, doodle  
3. variable noun
Scribble is something that has been written or drawn quickly and roughly.
I'm sorry what I wrote was such a scribble.
Synonyms: mess, state, jumble, confusion  
Phrasal verbs:
scribble down
phrasal verb
If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
I attempted to scribble down the names. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
He took my name and address, scribbling it down in his notebook. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Collocations:
scribble away
A means of relaxation that doesn't involve staring at a computer or television screen or printed matter or scribbling away in a diary or notebook.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Seems a bit creepy to be sitting here scribbling away about the people around me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
With raised eyebrows and busy pencils, the judges scribbled away diligently.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
All his life he was scribbling away.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Translations:
Chinese: 潦草地写, 潦草的字迹
Japanese: 走り書きする, 走り書き
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