doodle
doodle — noun
- doodlesingular
- doodlesplural
1. a small drawing or scribble that a person makes without much thought, often whil
a small drawing or scribble that a person makes without much thought, often while their mind is on something else.
Nkechi covered the back of her notebook with little doodles during the long lecture.
typical context: doodles drawn during a lecture or meeting
Bilal drew a quick doodle of a smiling fish on the corner of the menu.
collocation: draw a doodle of [something]
The whiteboard near the coffee machine was full of office doodles by Friday afternoon.
Ilan's math homework had more doodles than answers, his teacher noticed.
There were tiny doodles of birds and flowers along the margin of the old diary.
文法句型
draw a doodle
a doodle of [something]
用法筆記
Almost always small and informal — a finished sketch made on purpose is a 'drawing' or 'sketch', not a doodle.
常見錯誤
2. a dog whose parents are a poodle and a different breed, known for a curly coat t
a dog whose parents are a poodle and a different breed, known for a curly coat that does not drop hair very much.
Yuki adopted a small black doodle from the shelter last spring.
typical context: rescue / adoption of a crossbreed
The Reema household loves their doodle because its curly coat hardly sheds.
common reason cited: low-shedding coat
Quan's golden doodle ran circles around the children in the back garden.
Most doodles need a long walk every morning to stay calm at home.
- crossbreed
general term; 'doodle' is specifically a poodle cross
- mixed-breed dog
wider category; a doodle has poodle as one known parent
- purebred
a doodle is the opposite of a single-breed pedigree dog
文法句型
a [breed-name] doodle
rescue a doodle
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 by context: a 'doodle' that is walked, fed, or adopted is the dog; a 'doodle' that is drawn or scribbled is the small picture.
常見錯誤
doodle — verb
- doodlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- doodles3rd person singular
- doodling-ing form
- doodledpast simple
1. to draw small shapes or patterns on paper while your attention is on a conversat
to draw small shapes or patterns on paper while your attention is on a conversation, lesson, or other activity.
Christopher always doodles on the edge of his notebook during long meetings at work.
typical pattern: doodle on [surface]
Valentina sat at the back of the lecture hall, doodling in her diary while the speaker talked.
pattern: doodle in [book]
The little boy doodled across the napkin with a blue crayon while waiting for his soup.
Élise was doodling stars and tiny faces all over the back of the exam paper.
Joaquín tends to doodle when he is on the phone with his bank.
文法句型
doodle on [surface]
doodle in [book/margin]
用法筆記
Frequently intransitive; the surface is introduced by 'on' or 'in', not as a direct object. Use 'draw' or 'sketch' when the picture is the main task.