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give sth a cursory glance
He gave the report a cursory glance before the meeting.
他在会议前匆匆看了一眼报告。
仓促的；草率的；粗略的
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仓促的；草率的；粗略的
Hasty and superficial; not thorough
He gave the report a cursory glance before the meeting.
他在会议前匆匆看了一眼报告。
匆忙的或肤浅的。
Hasty or superficial.
仓促草率,不细致
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
粗心的或散漫的。
Careless or desultory.
A cursory glance at the report revealed several obvious mistakes.
粗略地扫了一眼报告，就发现了几处明显的错误。
AI contextual example
He gave the room a cursory cleaning before the guests arrived.
在客人到达之前，他草草地打扫了一下房间。
AI contextual example
After a cursory inspection, the engineer approved the design.
经过粗略的检查，工程师批准了设计方案。
AI contextual example
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
一次粗略(或草率的)检查未能发现房屋的结构缺陷。
WordNet
He gave the report a cursory glance before the meeting.
他在会议前匆匆看了一眼报告。
The manager made a cursory inspection of the factory.
经理对工厂进行了粗略的检查。
Not this
He cursory read the report.
Use this
He read the report cursorily.
cursory是形容词，不能修饰动词read；应使用副词cursorily，或改为gave the report a cursory reading。
Not this
He is a cursory worker.
Use this
He is a careless worker.
cursory用于描述行为（如a cursory glance），不用于描述人的性格；中文‘粗心’应译为careless。
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粗略的一瞥
He took a cursory glance at the report before the meeting.
他在会前粗略地瞥了一眼报告。
草率的检查
The doctor gave the patient a cursory examination.
医生对病人做了草率的检查。
粗略的阅读
A cursory reading of the article suggests a different conclusion.
粗略阅读这篇文章会得出不同的结论。
粗略的检查；走马观花的查看
A cursory inspection of the building revealed no obvious damage.
对大楼的粗略检查没有发现明显损坏。
草率的审查；粗略的审阅
The editor's cursory review missed several errors.
编辑草率的审阅漏掉了好几处错误。
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联想：光标(cursor)快速扫过文字，只是粗略扫一眼，不细致。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、official reports、professional correspondence cursory 属于正式用词，通常用于学术写作、正式报告或商务信函等书面语境，表示“仓促的、粗略的”。日常口语中较少出现，口语里更常说 quick 或 superficial。
通常置于名词前或系动词后，如 a cursory glance 或 The exam was cursory。
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