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cursory adj.匆匆忙忙的,粗略的,草率的 Cursory dates to the early 17th century, from the French word cursoire meaning "rapid," which comes from the Latin word "cursorius," meaning "hasty, of a race or running." Something that is cursory is done quickly, like a teacher who takes a cursory look at a pile of completed tests, not to grade them, but to see if anyone attempted the bonus questions. ☆☆☆☆☆ 2010.3

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['kə:səri] No reason to get excited — cursory has nothing to do with bad language. Instead, it means not paying attention to details, like friends who are so busy studying for a test that they only give your new haircut a cursory glance. In many such cases, a cursory search for causes finds that some small group of people was wearing, promoting, or developing whatever it is before anyone else paid attention. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]仓促的；匆匆的；粗略的 A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.   [ADJ n]Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut...伯克匆匆地瞥了一眼菜单，然后啪地合上了。I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.我大略地读了一下那封信。

英语单词	cursory
英美音标	['kə:səri]
中文释义	adj.匆匆忙忙的,粗略的,草率的
vocab简明	No reason to get excited — cursory has nothing to do with bad language. Instead, it means not paying attention to details, like friends who are so busy studying for a test that they only give your new haircut a cursory glance.
vocab扩展	Cursory dates to the early 17th century, from the French word cursoire meaning "rapid," which comes from the Latin word "cursorius," meaning "hasty, of a race or running." Something that is cursory is done quickly, like a teacher who takes a cursory look at a pile of completed tests, not to grade them, but to see if anyone attempted the bonus questions.
真题原句	In many such cases, a cursory search for causes finds that some small group of people was wearing, promoting, or developing whatever it is before anyone else paid attention.
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]仓促的；匆匆的；粗略的 A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. [ADJ n] Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut... 伯克匆匆地瞥了一眼菜单，然后啪地合上了。 I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading. 我大略地读了一下那封信。
来源	2010.3

Cursory Attention Word Meaning Glance Kə:Səri Adj.匆匆忙忙的,粗略的,草率的 Reason