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peruse

🇬🇧 UK/pә'ru:z/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To read or examine something carefully and thoroughly; also, to read casually.

仔细阅读,细读;浏览

n.

An act of reading or examining something.

阅读,细读

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
useuse
=peruse

Common Collocations

  • 1.peruse carefully仔细阅读
  • 2.peruse through浏览
  • 3.peruse documents审查文件

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She perused the contract carefully before signing to ensure she understood all terms.

  • 2.

    He perused the menu thoughtfully while deciding what to order for dinner.

  • 3.

    The librarian perused the books in the new collection to catalog them properly.

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