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  • Conjugation : past  scribbled ; ing  scribbling
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

scribble ['skrɪbl]
  1. 1. vt. [+note] 潦草书写
  2. 2. vi. (write quickly) 潦草书写
  3. 3. vi. (make marks) 乱涂
  4. 4. noun [c/u] (note) 草草写成的便条
  5. 5. noun (drawing) 涂鸦之作

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

scribble ['skrɪbl] ['skrɪbl]
  1. 1. vt.,vi. 潦草书写
  2. 2. vt.,vi. 乱涂,胡写
  3. 3. vt.,vi. 草率写作
  4. 4. noun 潦草笔迹
  5. 5. noun 乱涂
  6. 6. noun 拙劣作品

Collins English-English Dictionary

scribble ['skrɪbəl]
  1. 1. vb to write or draw in a hasty or illegible manner
  2. 2. vb to make meaningless or illegible marks (on)
  3. 3. vb [derogatory or facetious] to write poetry, novels, etc
  4. 4. n hasty careless writing or drawing
  5. 5. n writing, esp literary matter, of poor quality
  6. 6. n meaningless or illegible marks
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C15: from Medieval Latin scribillare to write hastily, from Latin scribere to write
scribble ['skrɪbəl]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to card (wool, etc)
  2. 2. vt. [Etymology] C17: probably from Low German; compare schrubben scrub1

Examples

胡乱写了几行
scribble a few lines
别在墙上乱涂。
Don't scribble (or scrawl) on the wall.
他那歪歪倒倒写的也算是字?
Does he call that scribble handwriting?
字写得歪歪扭扭
write a poor hand; scrawl; scribble

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