do sth cursorily
cursorily 常置于动词后，表示动作马虎、不仔细。
He scanned the contract cursorily.
他粗略地扫描了合同。
粗略地；草率地；仓促地
粗略地；草率地。；粗糙地；马虎地；疏忽地
In a hurried and superficial way, without attention to detail.
粗略地；草率地。
In a cursory manner.
He glanced cursorily at the report before filing it away.
他草草地瞥了一眼报告，然后归档了。
用法提示：副词，修饰动词“glanced”，表示动作粗糙马虎。
She cursorily scanned the menu and ordered the first dish she saw.
她粗略地扫了一眼菜单，点了她看到的第一个菜。
用法提示：副词，修饰动词“scanned”，表示动作不细致。
The editor cursorily reviewed the manuscript and missed several errors.
编辑草率地审阅了手稿，漏掉了几个错误。
用法提示：副词，修饰动词“reviewed”，表示动作疏忽。
cursorily 常置于动词后，表示动作马虎、不仔细。
He scanned the contract cursorily.
他粗略地扫描了合同。
cursorily 也可放在动词前，起强调作用。
She cursorily reviewed the notes.
她草草地复习了笔记。
被动结构中，cursorily 修饰过去分词，表示动作完成得很草率。
The task was cursorily completed.
任务被马虎地完成了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave a cursorily look.
正确表达He gave a cursory look.
cursorily 是副词，不能修饰名词；应改用形容词 cursory。
grammar · medium
易错句子His inspection was cursorily.
正确表达His inspection was cursory.
系动词后应用形容词作表语，而非副词；cursory 是形容词。
形容词 vs 副词：cursory 修饰名词，cursorily 修饰动词。
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