cursory

来自词根cur, 跑，词源同current, course.

cursory (adj.)

c. 1600, from Middle French cursoire "rapid," from Late Latin cursorius "hasty, of a race or running," from Latin curs-, past participle stem of currere "to run" (see current (adj.)).

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.

我大略地读了一下那封信。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.

他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Some books are for intensive study and some are for cursory reading.

有的书必须精读,有的只要稍加涉猎即可.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Mason was terribly crushed. The most cursory examination revealed it.

麦森给压得很惨.即使马马虎虎地瞧一眼也看得出.

来自辞典例句

1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;

"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"

"a passing glance"

"perfunctory courtesy"

a cursory glance/examination/inspection

匆匆的一瞥；粗略的审查 / 检查

牛津词典

I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.

我大略地读了一下那封信。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Second, I really like the cursory voice owned by some women.

第二, 很是喜欢某些女性拥有的粗粗的嗓音,真是有磁性啊!

期刊摘选

She gave a cursory greeting to Mr. Giovaneui.

她对乔瓦耐里爱理不理地招呼了一下.

辞典例句

Mason was terribly crushed. The most cursory examination revealed it.

麦森给压得很惨.即使马马虎虎地瞧一眼也看得出.

辞典例句

My hands were full, so I just gave the book a cursory reading.

我忙得不可开交, 所以只把这本书大略看了一下.

期刊摘选

Only cursory surveys have been made.

勘测工作极为草率.

辞典例句

Some books are for intensive study and some are for cursory reading.

有的书必须精读,有的只要稍加涉猎即可.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Messages from anyone else are either deleted unread or given a cursory glance and then ignored.

来自其他任何人的信息,要么未经阅读就被删除,要么匆匆扫上一眼,就被丢到一边.

期刊摘选

They visit only the most famous attractions and even these often get only a cursory glance.

他们只去最为著名的景点,然而即使在这些地方,他们往往也只是走马观花.这种情况颇具代表性.

期刊摘选

He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.

他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名.

《简明英汉词典》

They are eager shoppers, as even the most cursory visit to a Chinese mall will indicate.

任何人只要到购物中心略看一下, 也会发现中国人喜欢购物.

期刊摘选

A casual ( or cursory ) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws.

随便的 ( 匆忙的 ) 检查不能发现这所房屋的结构缺陷.

期刊摘选

After cursory examination, he was released.

经过粗略的检查, 他被释放.

期刊摘选

Nothing valuable can be obtained through cursory research.

粗泛的研究得不出什么有价值的成果.

期刊摘选

He had given the report a cursory reading.

他草草看了一遍这份报告.

期刊摘选

The bank will do an appraisal, it will be a cursory one.

银行会出一个评估报告, 但却很粗略.

期刊摘选

Mrs. Charmond fell into a meditation, and replied abstractedly to a cursory remark of her companion's.

查曼德夫人陷入了沉思, 心不在焉地回答着同伴没有深思熟虑地说出的议论.

辞典例句

Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors.

仅草草一读,便发现那封信有许多错误.

期刊摘选

Let beloved him vague naturally in dear mother in the eye cursory, makes the moment impression.

让心爱的他若有若无自然而然的在亲爱的妈妈眼里浮光掠影而过, 留下片刻印象.

期刊摘选

He put aside the papers after a cursory study.

他把文件稍一过目就放到一边了.

期刊摘选

The only industry mentioned is agriculture and it is discussed in a cursory sentence.

实业方面只谈到农业,而且只是匆匆带了一句.

辞典例句

This time she was cursory because she felt guilty.

这一次她只是轻描淡写地说上几句,因为她感到很内疚.

辞典例句

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。

柯林斯例句

I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.

我大略地读了一下那封信。

柯林斯例句

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.

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