cursory

英 [ˈkɜːsəri]

美 [ˈkɜːrsəri]

adj.  粗略的; 仓促的

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BNC.13945 / COCA.15656

牛津词典

adj.

• 粗略的；仓促的
  done quickly and without giving enough attention to details
  1. a cursory glance/examination/inspection
     匆匆的一瞥；粗略的审查 / 检查

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 仓促的;匆匆的;粗略的
  Acursoryglance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
  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。
  2. I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.
     我大略地读了一下那封信。

英英释义

adj

• hasty and without attention to detail
  1. a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
  2. a passing glance
  3. perfunctory courtesy
  Synonym:casualpassing(a)perfunctory

双语例句

• A cursory examination did not reveal any problems.
  粗略的检查没有发现任何问题。
• Give a report a cursory glance He looked over his shoulder.
  粗略地看了一下报告他扭过头来看了一下。
• I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.
  我大略地读了一下那封信。
• To my cursory inspection, the MG7's build quality looks fine, too.
  我粗略的检查，mg7的建设质量看起来不错，太。
• He put aside the papers after a cursory study.
  他把文件稍一过目就放到一边了。
• 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。
• This option may be necessary to uncover corruption that's not obvious in a cursory examination.
  这些选项对于发现损坏是必须的，而这些损坏在粗略检查过程中不易被发现。
• Readers with only a cursory acquaintance with the Madoff scandal will find it an entertaining summary.
  那些对马多夫丑闻只是略有耳闻的读者，也会觉得该书对事件的总结可读性很强。
• 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。
• But what they called listening was more of a cursory attempt to get some general opinions from customers.
  但他们所说的听更多的是粗略地了解一下顾客的大致想法。