| 释义 |
doo·dle
I. \ˈdüdəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from Low German dudeldopp
: a foolish or frivolous person
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
dialect : to make a fool of : cheat
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: German dudeln, from dudel bagpipe, from Czech or Polish dudy; akin to Russian dudá fife, shawm, Lithuanian daudýtė shawm
dialect Britain : to play on (the bagpipe)
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: short for haydoodle, perhaps from hay (II) + doodle (in cock-a-doodle-do), euphemism for -cock (associated with cock (I) penis)
dialect : a small pile of hay in the field : haycock
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: doodlebug 1
VI. verb
(doodled ; doodled ; doodling \-üd(ə)liŋ\ ; doodles)
Etymology: perhaps from doodle (II)
intransitive verb
1. : to make a doodle
< the chairman during the questioning continued to doodle with a red pencil >
2. : to engage in aimless, haphazard, or inconsequential activity : dawdle, trifle, toy
< acquired the habit of mental doodling that went through life with him — Florence B. Lennon >
< for the last six years he has been doodling at an autobiography — J.K.Hutchens >
transitive verb
1. : to mark or overspread with doodles
2. : to expend in doodling
< he doodled the hours away >
3. : to trace in the manner of a doodle
< he reread the stack of invoices and doodled dollar signs on the blank edges — David Wagoner >
VII. noun
(-s)
: an aimless more or less automatic scribble, outline, design, or improvised sketch traced while one is mentally occupied with something else |