scribble

verb

/ˈskrɪbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they scribble	/ˈskrɪbl/ /ˈskrɪbl/
he / she / it scribbles	/ˈskrɪblz/ /ˈskrɪblz/
past simple scribbled	/ˈskrɪbld/ /ˈskrɪbld/
past participle scribbled	/ˈskrɪbld/ /ˈskrɪbld/
-ing form scribbling	/ˈskrɪblɪŋ/ /ˈskrɪblɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] to write something quickly and carelessly, especially because you do not have much time草草记下，匆匆书写（尤指因时间仓促） synonym scrawl
- scribble something He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving.临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。
- There was a scribbled message on the back of the ticket.车票背面有一条潦草的信息。
- scribble something down She scribbled down her phone number and pushed it into his hand.她匆匆写下自己的电话号码，塞进他手里。
- scribble (away) Throughout the interview the journalists scribbled away furiously.在整个采访过程中，记者忙不迭地记个不停。
Extra Examples
- She hastily scribbled out a note.她匆忙写了个便条。
- The students were all scribbling away furiously.学生们都在飞快地写个不停。
Topics Literature and writingc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- furiously
- hastily
- hurriedly
- …
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[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to draw marks that do not mean anything胡写；乱画
- Someone had scribbled all over the table in crayon.不知谁用蜡笔胡写乱画，桌面上都涂满了。

Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin scribillare, diminutive of Latin scribere ‘write’.

noun

/ˈskrɪbl/

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[uncountable, singular] careless and untidy writing潦草的文字 synonym scrawl
- How do you expect me to read this scribble?这种写得歪歪扭扭的东西，让我怎么看？
[countable, usually plural] marks or pictures that seem to have no meaning胡写乱画的东西 synonym scrawl
- The page was covered with a mass of scribbles.那页纸上净是胡写乱画的东西。