desultory

US [ˈdes(ə)lˌtɔri]
UK [ˈdes(ə)lt(ə)ri]
  • adj.漫无目的的；无条理的；随意的
  • Web散漫的；不连贯的；断断续续的

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desultory
adj.
1.
漫无目的的；无条理的；随意的going from one thing to another, without a definite plan and without enthusiasm
I wandered about in a desultory fashion.
我漫无目的地四处游荡。
a desultory conversation
漫无边际的谈话

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Definition:
AllAll,漫无目的的漫无目的的,无条理的无条理的,随意的随意的,散漫的散漫的,不连贯的不连贯的,断断续续的断断续续的
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1.
Do not let the discussion fragment into a desultory conversation with no clear direction.
不要让讨论变得支离破碎，成为没有明确方向的漫谈。
bú yào ràng tǎo lùn biàn de zhī lí pò suì , chéng wéi méi yǒu míng què fāng xiàng de màn tán 。
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2.
The careful study of a few books is better than the desultory reading of many.
精心研究几部书胜过随意地读许多书。
jīng xīn yán jiū jǐ bù shū shèng guò suí yì de dú xǔ duō shū 。
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3.
She read much of a desultory sort of literature and as a modern linguist had really made great proficiency.
她阅读了不少乱七八糟的作品，作为一个现代语言学家，她当真是非常熟练的。
tā yuè dú le bù shǎo luàn qī bā zāo de zuò pǐn , zuò wéi yī gè xiàn dài yǔ yán xué jiā , tā dàng zhēn shì fēi cháng shú liàn de 。
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4.
She received him in a little parlor: a small unspeckled bower, ornamented with a desultory foliage of tissue paper.
她在一间小小的客厅里接待他。小小的房间一尘不染，室内装饰着用皱纸做成的飘逸的枝叶。
tā zài yī jiān xiǎo xiǎo de kè tīng lǐ jiē dài tā 。 xiǎo xiǎo de fáng jiān yì chén bù rǎn , shì nèi zhuāng shì zhe yòng zhòu zhǐ zuò chéng de piāo yì de zhī yè 。
5.
That he was a desultory tentative student of something and everything might only have been predicted of him.
从他身上大概可以猜测出，他是一个对什么事情都想广泛学习的学生。
cóng tā shēn shàng dà gài kě yǐ cāi cè chū , tā shì yī gè duì shén me shì qíng dōu xiǎng guǎng fàn xué xí de xué shēng 。
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But what was, only a decade ago, a desultory campaign against the disease now looks like a determined assault.
但是就在10年前，应对该疾病所采取的行动还是散乱的，如今似乎变成了坚定的战斗。
dàn shì jiù zài shí nián qián , yìng duì gāi jí bìng suǒ cǎi qǔ de xíng dòng hái shì sǎn luàn de , rú jīn sì hū biàn chéng le jiān dìng de zhàn dòu 。
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7.
The three brothers and the sister sat round the desolate breakfast table, attempting some sort of desultory consultation.
兄弟三个和妹妹围坐在黯淡凄凉的餐桌前，勉强东拉西扯着各自的打算。
xiōng dì sān gè hé mèi mèi wéi zuò zài àn dàn qī liáng de cān zhuō qián , miǎn qiǎng dōng lā xī chě zhe gè zì de dǎ suàn 。
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8.
The two Palestinian factions, bitter rivals for years, have made various desultory efforts to settle their differences.
这两大多年对立的巴勒斯坦组织，为解决双方的分歧作出了断断续续的各种努力。
zhè liǎng dà duō nián duì lì de bā lè sī tǎn zǔ zhī , wèi jiě jué shuāng fāng de fēn qí zuò chū le duàn duàn xù xù de gè zhǒng nǔ lì 。
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9.
His conduct during these first weeks had been desultory beyond description .
在开始的几个礼拜里，他的行为散漫得没法形容。
zài kāi shǐ de jǐ gè lǐ bài lǐ , tā de xíng wéi sǎn màn de méi fǎ xíng róng 。
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10.
In desultory fashion, we discussed the weather (hot) and the economy (not so hot) until someone raised the subject of socks.
席间我们随意闲谈，聊到（很热的）天气和（不那么热的）经济，后来有人谈到了袜子。
xí jiān wǒ men suí yì xián tán , liáo dào ( hěn rè de ) tiān qì hé ( bù nà me rè de ) jīng jì , hòu lái yǒu rén tán dào le wà zi 。
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