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Cursory Glance Reading Attention Word Meaning 英 Kɜːsəri] 美

英语单词 cursory
英美音标 英 ['kɜːsəri] 美 ['kɜːrsəri]
中文释义 adj.匆匆忙忙的;草率的;粗略的
英语例句 (1) He had given the report a cursory reading.
(2) He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.
(3) After a cursory examination, he was released.
中文例句 (1) 他草草看了一遍这份报告。
(2) 他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名。
(3) 经过粗略的检查,他被释放。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.
柯林斯解释
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[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。

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