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单词 peruse
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Definition of peruse in English:

peruse

verb pəˈruːzpəˈruz
[with object]formal
  • 1Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.

    he has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues
    I perused several online reviews
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can navigate by country, topic or forum and read expert advice or peruse articles.
    • The Tribunal perused the original and read the copies that were made for its use.
    • I found myself having a different kind of experience reading this work than I have ever had perusing a materia medica.
    • At the end of the long room, a grey haired sixty year old man is tapping his desk with his fingers whilst perusing a wad of documents.
    • Upon opening the door Jack was surprised to find Chris sitting on the couch perusing a medical journal.
    • By now, having thoroughly perused the menu, it was obvious that Haus Munchen was priced very moderately.
    • Readers who are accustomed to perusing statistical documents know what the set of numbers in the parentheses means.
    • He said he needed to peruse these documents before he could make any submissions against the extradition of his client.
    Synonyms
    leaf, flick, flip, skim, browse, glance, look, riffle
    1. 1.1 Examine carefully or at length.
      Laura perused a Caravaggio
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She thoroughly perused the room to make sure Pablo was nowhere nearby.
      Synonyms
      study, scrutinize, look through
      read, study, scrutinize, inspect, examine, wade through, look through

Usage

Note that peruse means ‘read’, typically with an implication of thoroughness and care. It does not mean ‘read through quickly; glance over’, as in documents will be perused rather than analysed thoroughly

Derivatives

  • peruser

  • noun
    formal
    • Paranoid, I thought of how easy it would be for her to step out into the sunlight and point my perusers in the right direction.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Year upon year, it was voted best new buy and best used buy by an adoring public and perusers of glossy magazines.
      • Adrian was one of the first people to ever read this blog and has been a consistent peruser for over a year now.
      • It does not have any peruser fees.
      • But Michelle is no stranger to regular perusers of the pages of Britain's red-tops.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense 'use up, wear out'): perhaps from per- 'thoroughly' + use, but compare with Anglo-Norman French peruser 'examine'.

Rhymes

abuse, accuse, adieux, amuse, bemuse, billets-doux, blues, booze, bruise, choose, Clews, confuse, contuse, cruise, cruse, Cruz, diffuse, do's, Druze, effuse, enthuse, excuse, fuse (US fuze), Hughes, incuse, interfuse, lose, Mahfouz, mews, misuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, perfuse, rhythm-and-blues, ruse, schmooze, snooze, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, trews, use, Vaduz, Veracruz, who's, whose, youse
 
 

Definition of peruse in US English:

peruse

verbpəˈro͞ozpəˈruz
[with object]formal
  • 1Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.

    he has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the end of the long room, a grey haired sixty year old man is tapping his desk with his fingers whilst perusing a wad of documents.
    • You can navigate by country, topic or forum and read expert advice or peruse articles.
    • By now, having thoroughly perused the menu, it was obvious that Haus Munchen was priced very moderately.
    • The Tribunal perused the original and read the copies that were made for its use.
    • He said he needed to peruse these documents before he could make any submissions against the extradition of his client.
    • I found myself having a different kind of experience reading this work than I have ever had perusing a materia medica.
    • Readers who are accustomed to perusing statistical documents know what the set of numbers in the parentheses means.
    • Upon opening the door Jack was surprised to find Chris sitting on the couch perusing a medical journal.
    Synonyms
    leaf, flick, flip, skim, browse, glance, look, riffle
    1. 1.1 Examine carefully or at length.
      Laura perused a Caravaggio
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She thoroughly perused the room to make sure Pablo was nowhere nearby.
      Synonyms
      study, scrutinize, look through
      read, study, scrutinize, inspect, examine, wade through, look through

Usage

Note that peruse means ‘read,’ typically with an implication of thoroughness and care. It does not mean ‘read through quickly; glance over,’ as in documents will be perused rather than analyzed thoroughly

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense ‘use up, wear out’): perhaps from per- ‘thoroughly’ + use, but compare with Anglo-Norman French peruser ‘examine’.

 
 
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