with obj.
- write (something) in a hurried, careless way涂写; 乱写：
Charlie scrawled his signature
查理潦草地签了名
no obj. he was scrawling on the back of a used envelope.他在一只用过的信封背面涂写。
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- an example of hurried, careless writing潦草的笔迹：
the page was covered in scrawls and doodles
那一页满是乱写乱画的东西
mass noun reams and reams of handwritten scrawl.大量的信手涂鸦。
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- a note or message written in this way潦草的字条（或短信）：
Duncan read the scrawl, then passed it to her.
邓肯读了那张潦草的字条, 然后递给了她。
派生词
scrawly
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: apparently an alteration of the verb CRAWL, perhaps influenced by obsolete scrawl 'sprawl'.