英语词汇“scrawl”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

scrawl

/skrɔːl

verb [with object]

Write (something) in a hurried, careless way: Charlie scrawled his signature [no object]: he was scrawling on the back of a used envelope...

Saxton wrote first, scrawling the words down quickly and handing the paper to Airen.
When he saw something of note, he scrawled it on a folded up piece of yellow legal paper he kept in his coat pocket.
You wouldn't use the Big Chief tablet and a pencil to scrawl paper letters to your customers: take the same care with your e-mail.

Synonyms

scribble, write hurriedly, write untidily, write illegibly, scratch, doodle, dash off, jot (down)

noun

An example of hurried, careless writing: the page was covered in scrawls and doodles [mass noun]: reams and reams of handwritten scrawl...

He shows me his notes so far: an A4 sheet covered in tiny handwritten scrawls and crossings out.
It was covered in scrawl and writing in all directions for all his different subjects.
A familiar scrawl of handwriting covered the paper and on the cover side was a picture of Chicago, with its skyscrapers and hazy grey skies.

Synonyms

scribble, hurried handwriting, untidy handwriting, illegible handwriting, squiggle(s)

archaic cacography

Derivatives

scrawly

/ˈskrɔːli/ adjective ...

Brian had written, in large scrawly text on the back of his Army surplus coat, the word ‘Foetus.’
All I remember is that it is Red Level C which I wrote down on a piece of paper in some scrawly, unrecognizable handwriting.
He narrowed his eyes at me, and examined my scrawly sketches with a certain unease.

Origin

Early 17th century: apparently an alteration of the verb crawl, perhaps influenced by obsolete scrawl 'sprawl'.

单词	scrawl
释义	scrawl /skrɔːl / verb [with object] Write (something) in a hurried, careless way: Charlie scrawled his signature [no object]: he was scrawling on the back of a used envelope... Saxton wrote first, scrawling the words down quickly and handing the paper to Airen. When he saw something of note, he scrawled it on a folded up piece of yellow legal paper he kept in his coat pocket. You wouldn't use the Big Chief tablet and a pencil to scrawl paper letters to your customers: take the same care with your e-mail. Synonyms scribble, write hurriedly, write untidily, write illegibly, scratch, doodle, dash off, jot (down) noun An example of hurried, careless writing: the page was covered in scrawls and doodles [mass noun]: reams and reams of handwritten scrawl... He shows me his notes so far: an A4 sheet covered in tiny handwritten scrawls and crossings out. It was covered in scrawl and writing in all directions for all his different subjects. A familiar scrawl of handwriting covered the paper and on the cover side was a picture of Chicago, with its skyscrapers and hazy grey skies. Synonyms scribble, hurried handwriting, untidy handwriting, illegible handwriting, squiggle(s) archaic cacography Derivatives scrawly /ˈskrɔːli/ adjective ... Brian had written, in large scrawly text on the back of his Army surplus coat, the word ‘Foetus.’ All I remember is that it is Red Level C which I wrote down on a piece of paper in some scrawly, unrecognizable handwriting. He narrowed his eyes at me, and examined my scrawly sketches with a certain unease. Origin Early 17th century: apparently an alteration of the verb crawl, perhaps influenced by obsolete scrawl 'sprawl'. Rhymes all, appal (US appall), awl, Bacall, ball, bawl, befall, Bengal, brawl, call, caul, crawl, Donegal, drawl, drywall, enthral (US enthrall), fall, forestall, gall, Galle, Gaul, hall, haul, maul, miaul, miscall, Montreal, Naipaul, Nepal, orle, pall, Paul, pawl, Saul, schorl, seawall, Senegal, shawl, small, sprawl, squall, stall, stonewall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, waul, wherewithal, withal, yawl
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scrawl

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scrawly

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