with obj.
1- coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way在（表面）涂抹：
she daubed her face with night cream.
她在脸上抹上晚霜。
1.1
- spread (a thick or sticky substance) on a surface in such a way在面上涂抹（厚重或粘稠物质）：
a canvas with paint daubed on it.
涂有颜料的油画布。
1.2
- paint (words or drawings) on a surface in such a way在面上乱画（文字, 图画）：
they daubed graffiti on the walls.
他们在墙上涂鸦。
1
- mass noun plaster, clay, or another substance used for coating a surface, especially when mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall涂料：
wattle and daub.
抹灰篱笆墙。
1.1
- a patch or smear of a thick or sticky substance（厚重或粘稠物的）块, 片：
a daub of paint.
一抹颜料。
2
- a painting executed without much skill涂鸦画, 拙劣的画。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French dauber, from Latin dealbare 'whiten, whitewash', based on albus 'white'.