Desultory
[ 'dɛsəltɔri ]
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adj. 散乱的;东拉西扯的;不按程序的;没有条理的;
💡 词根助记
de分散+sult跳+ory...的→没有目标的跳→散漫的
📝 例句
Wilson and Gallagher play a desultory game of poker.
威尔逊和加拉格尔心不在焉地打着扑克。
Our planning proceeded in a desultory fashion.
我们的计划工作是以一种杂乱无章的方式进行的。
The watery sunshine rested on the walls in blurred and desultory gleame.
淡淡的阳光象水一样洒在墙上，斑斑驳驳的。
The firing was desultory.
这种射击是零零碎碎的。
His conduct during these first weeks had been desultory beyond description.
在这两三个礼拜之内，他的行动可以说是散漫得没法形容。
🌱 联想助记
【记】de-不,sult-拿住:拿不住→散了→不连贯的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
desultory
adj
going from one thing to another, without a definite plan or purpose; unmethodical 不连贯的; 漫无计划或目的的; 无条理的
desultory reading, work 漫无目的的阅读、 漫无计划的工作
desultory attempts to help 毫无计划的随意帮助.
🔁 扩展释义
*['desәltәri]a. 散漫的, 无条理的, 不连贯的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I would like a room on the 5th floor.
我想在五楼要一个房间。
Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.
音乐有抚凶暴心灵的魅力。
Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
想一想这些发展的时间多么短，就更觉得英国人莱昂。巴格瑞特有着非凡的能力。他在60年代就能预言我们今天知道的计算机的一些用途。