doodle
doodle — 名詞
- doodlesingular
- doodlesplural
1. a small drawing or scribble that a person makes without much thought, often whil
塗鴉；隨手畫
心不在焉時隨手畫的小圖案
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.
Nkechi 在漫長的講課中，把筆記本背面畫滿了小塗鴉。
typical context: doodles drawn during a lecture or meeting
Bilal drew a quick doodle of a smiling fish on the corner of the menu.
Bilal 在菜單一角隨手畫了一條微笑的小魚。
collocation: draw a doodle of [something]
The whiteboard near the coffee machine was full of office doodles by Friday afternoon.
到了星期五下午，咖啡機旁的白板上就畫滿了辦公室同事的塗鴉。
Ilan's math homework had more doodles than answers, his teacher noticed.
Ilan 的數學作業本上，塗鴉比答案還多，被老師發現了。
There were tiny doodles of birds and flowers along the margin of the old diary.
那本舊日記的頁邊，畫著一些小鳥和花的隨手塗鴉。
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
貴賓混種犬
貴賓犬與其他品種雜交的捲毛狗
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.
Yuki 去年春天從收容所領養了一隻小黑色的貴賓混種犬。
typical context: rescue / adoption of a crossbreed
The Reema household loves their doodle because its curly coat hardly sheds.
Reema 一家很喜歡他們的貴賓混種犬，因為牠的捲毛幾乎不掉。
common reason cited: low-shedding coat
Quan's golden doodle ran circles around the children in the back garden.
Quan 的黃金貴賓混種犬在後院繞著孩子們跑圈圈。
Most doodles need a long walk every morning to stay calm at home.
大部分的貴賓混種犬每天早上都需要長時間散步，才能在家裡安靜下來。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
隨手塗畫
分心時在紙上隨手畫小圖
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.
Christopher 在公司開長會時，總會在筆記本邊緣隨手塗畫。
typical pattern: doodle on [surface]
Valentina sat at the back of the lecture hall, doodling in her diary while the speaker talked.
Valentina 坐在演講廳後排，一邊聽講者說話，一邊在日記本上隨手塗畫。
pattern: doodle in [book]
The little boy doodled across the napkin with a blue crayon while waiting for his soup.
小男孩等湯端上來的時候，用藍色蠟筆在餐巾紙上塗來塗去。
Élise was doodling stars and tiny faces all over the back of the exam paper.
Élise 在考卷背面到處隨手畫著星星和小臉。
Joaquín tends to doodle when he is on the phone with his bank.
Joaquín 只要跟銀行講電話，就習慣隨手塗畫。
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.