scribble
IPA/ˈskrɪb.əl/
KK[skrˈɪbəld]IPA/ˈskrɪb.əl/scribble — verb
- scribblepresent simple I / you / we / they
- scribbles3rd person singular
- scribbling-ing form
- scribbledpast simple
1. to write something down or make marks on a surface in a fast, messy way, without
to write something down or make marks on a surface in a fast, messy way, without taking care to be neat or accurate.
Talia scribbled her friend's phone number on a napkin before the waiter took it away.
scribble + object + on + surface
The toddler grabbed a crayon and scribbled all over the kitchen wall.
Ramón scribbled a quick reminder on his hand so he would not forget.
During the lecture, Defne scribbled notes so fast that she could not read them later.
Zola scribbled a short thank-you note to her grandmother and slipped it into the envelope.
文法句型
scribble + object
scribble + indirect object + direct object
scribble on + surface
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (scribble something) or intransitively (scribble on something). The double-object pattern (scribble someone something) is informal but common.
常見錯誤
scribble — noun
1. a mark, drawing, or piece of writing produced quickly and carelessly, often diff
a mark, drawing, or piece of writing produced quickly and carelessly, often difficult to read.
Hana stared at the doctor's scribble on the prescription without understanding a word.
The pages of Linh's notebook were full of scribbles that no one else could understand.
The wall was covered in childish scribbles of flowers and stick figures.
Otis handed in a page of scribble and was asked to rewrite it more neatly.
Brooke's scribble looked like a tangle of colorful lines to everyone except her mother.
文法句型
a scribble
scribbles (plural)
用法筆記
Used as a countable noun (a scribble, scribbles) for individual marks or drawings, and as an uncountable noun (scribble) when referring to messy writing as a general quality.