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Peruse Read Perusing Middle English 英 Pə'Ruːz] 美 Pə'Ruːz

英语单词 peruse
英美音标 英 [pə'ruːz] 美 [pə'ruːz]
中文释义 v.攻读;精读;阅读
英语例句 (1) Please peruse this report at your leisure.
(2) After breakfast he perused the newspapers.
中文例句 (1) 请在空暇时细读这篇报道。
(2) 早饭后,他读了各种报纸。
vocabulary简明 Traditionally, peruse has meant to read or examine something carefully. But informally, it can have the opposite meaning, to read something casually and quickly.
vocabulary扩展 To understand the two meanings, think about the way people like to talk about doing things thoroughly, even when they aren't. If you are visiting a library or a bookstore, you might find yourself perusing the shelves. Synonyms are browse and skim. Peruse is from Middle English perusen "to use up," from the Latin prefix per- "thoroughly" plus Middle English usen "to use."
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]阅读;读 If you peruse something such as a letter, article, or document, you read it.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • We perused the company's financial statements for the past five years...

    我们翻阅了公司过去5年来的财务报表。

  • She found the information while she was perusing a copy of Life magazine.

    她在读《生活》杂志的时候看到了这个消息。

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