scrawl

1. V-T If you scrawl something, you write it in a careless and messy way. 潦草地写

He scrawled a hasty note to his wife. 他草草写了张便条给他妻子。

Someone had scrawled "Scum" on his car. 有人已在他的车上涂写了“人渣”字样。

2. N-VAR You can refer to writing that looks careless and messy as a scrawl. 潦草的字迹

The letter was handwritten, in a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl. 这封信是手写的，字迹潦草，几乎无法辨认。