词为我用 - doodle

词汇释义

doodleTEM8TEM4GRE

UK  /ˈduː.dəl/ US  /ˈduː.dəl/

verb, to draw lines, shapes, etc., especially when you are bored or thinking about sth else. （尤指厌烦或心不在焉时）乱涂，胡写乱画

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外刊例句

1. “Even as a kid, I would always doodle on my notes, doodle on tests and stuff like that,” he said.(Washington Times)

2. Inside the package was a handwritten note with Thomason’s name doodled on the back of the card.(Washington Times)

3. Before, she said, more than 100 lawmakers would be convened simultaneously for the training and many would not pay attention, staring at their phones or doodling on notepads.(New York Times)

4. She said she would often retreat to the attic to read books and doodle on their pages, erasing the marginalia to leave room for another magical session the next day.(Washington Post)

5. It was deeply disturbing to see that Republican senators predetermined the outcome of the impeachment trial, some even doodling or playing with their phones as the public grieved over the invasion of our Capitol.(Washington Post)

6. While other students took notes and worked on practice problems, Grace took a pencil from Kohler, her aide, and doodled on a piece of paper.(Washington Times)

7. The Kennedy Center in Washington wants to help you learn how to doodle and create art at home.(The Guardian)

8. The killer became known as "the Doodler" after a survivor told authorities his attacker described himself as a cartoonist and was seen doodling as the men talked at a late-night diner.(Fox News)

9. The picture – doodled in purple ink – resembles a radio-like device with the message, “Hi God what are you doing?” inside.(Fox News)

10. In addition, it supports Samsung’s S Pen for stylus input, allowing you to write or doodle on the screen with a pen instead of your finger.(The Verge)

11.Also doodling some Bird Town characters for season 2, and doing some large-scale gouache paintings.(The Verge)

12. Rand Paul doodled on a pad of lined paper and Rick Scott tried to busy himself with paperwork, The Washington Post reported.(Washington Post)

词汇搭配

doodle on

词汇家族

doodles, doodled, doodling

词汇来源

"scrawl aimlessly," 1935, perhaps from dialectal doodle, dudle "fritter away time, trifle," or associated with dawdle (which might be the source of the dialect word). It also was a noun meaning "simple fellow" from 1620s.

近义词

squiggle, draw, scrawl, sketch, scribble, scratch, scrabble, inscribe

反义词

knuckle down, set (to)

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