perfunctory
英 [pəˈfʌŋktəri]
美 [pərˈfʌŋktəri]
adj. 敷衍的; 例行公事般的; 潦草的
BNC.19126 / COCA.19128
牛津词典
adj.
- 敷衍的;例行公事般的;潦草的
done as a duty or habit, without real interest, attention or feeling- a perfunctory nod/smile
敷衍的点头 / 微笑 - They only made a perfunctory effort.
他们只是敷衍了事。
- a perfunctory nod/smile
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 敷衍的;潦草的;马马虎虎的
Aperfunctoryaction is done quickly and carelessly, and shows a lack of interest in what you are doing.- She gave the list only a perfunctory glance...
她马马虎虎地扫了一眼清单。 - ...a perfunctory handshake...
漫不经心的握手 - Our interest was purely perfunctory.
我们的兴趣只有三分热度。
- She gave the list only a perfunctory glance...
英英释义
adj
- hasty and without attention to detail
- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- a passing glance
- perfunctory courtesy
- as a formality only
- a one-candidate pro forma election
双语例句
- Customers have always perfunctory us busy.
客户一直敷衍我们忙。 - They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
他们对新员工进行了一两天例行公事的培训。 - She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek.
她漫不经心地在母亲的脸颊上吻了一下。 - Then invalid clicks to find a ridiculous reason to perfunctory our people?
然后就找一个无效点击的荒唐理由来敷衍我们这些人吗? - His interest in things about Chinese was so deep and genuine that his researches were never perfunctory.
他对中国事情的关怀十分深切而真诚,他的研究工作向来不草率从事。 - Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass was filled.
杯子被倒满时米芝敷衍性地点头示意。 - He made some perfunctory remarks at the meeting.
他在会上讲了些不痛不痒的话。 - He made a circuit of the docks and the tidal harbor. The security was perfunctory.
他绕码头和潮汐港转了一圈,发现这地方的警戒很马虎。 - It is true that codes and statutes do not render the judge superfluous, nor his work perfunctory and mechanical.
法典和制定法的存在并不使法官显得多余,法官的工作也并非草率和机械。 - But two months later, Zhou Lei, then did not deliver on Lin's attitude also came and perfunctory and delays in lieu of flowers and greetings.
可是两个月过去了,周雷的话并未兑现,对林静的态度也急转直下,敷衍和拖延代替了鲜花和问候。