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

• 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。
• He had given the report a cursory reading.
  他草草看了一遍这份报告。
• Any cursory review of this issue has to conclude that we have to change welfare as we know it.
  粗粗检讨这个问题的任何结论，我们要改变我们所知道的福利。
• The cursory provisions are still difficult to operate in practice.
  这样粗疏的规定在实践中是难以操作的。
• This is a cursory introduction only: For more information, see Resources.
  此处仅为粗略介绍：有关更多信息，请参见参考资料部分。
• Even this cursory brush with the empirical evidence suggests that there is much to be explained.
  即使这样粗粗刷的实证证据表明，有许多工作有待解释。
• So, the article takes a cursory probe into evidence-contract's theory basis.
  本文即对证据契约的理论基础进行了浅探，以期引起学者的重视。
• 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。
• These were just two opportunities for improvement we found in a cursory review of the campaign.
  这只是两个机会改善我们审查发现粗粗的运动。
• 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。