perfunctory

英 [pəˈfʌŋktəri]

美 [pərˈfʌŋktəri]

adj.  敷衍的; 例行公事般的; 潦草的

GRETEM8

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
  1. a perfunctory nod/smile
     敷衍的点头 / 微笑
  2. They only made a perfunctory effort.
     他们只是敷衍了事。

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.
  1. She gave the list only a perfunctory glance...
     她马马虎虎地扫了一眼清单。
  2. ...a perfunctory handshake...
     漫不经心的握手
  3. Our interest was purely perfunctory.
     我们的兴趣只有三分热度。

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:casualcursorypassing(a)
• as a formality only
  1. a one-candidate pro forma election
  Synonym:pro forma

双语例句

• He put the food into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed, uttering some perfunctory words of appreciation.
  他把食物放到嘴里，嚼了嚼，咽下去，敷衍地说了几句赞美之词。
• 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。
• Faced with such a serious and responsible teacher, how could we entitle to a perfunctory and neglect?
  面对如此认真负责的老师，我们哪里有资格去敷衍和怠慢？
• It would also be wrong to adopt a dosed-door or perfunctory attitude towards them.
  对他们采取关门态度或敷衍态度，也是不对的。
• She gave the list only a perfunctory glance
  她马马虎虎地扫了一眼清单。
• The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
  接线员接通电话，象征性的打了招呼。
• Customers have always perfunctory us busy.
  客户一直敷衍我们忙。
• The lazy little boy gave his face perfunctory washing.
  那个懒惰的小男孩随随便便的洗了洗脸。
• Anna saw the future and the future she imagined a big difference, can not help but sad, so Anna John a few perfunctory words, it left a sad.
  安娜看见未来和她想象中的未来相差很大，不禁有些难过，于是安娜敷衍了约翰几句话，便黯然的离开了。
• Our interest was purely perfunctory.
  我们的兴趣只有三分热度。