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to read carefully
주의하여 읽다, 정독하다
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This word is misused more often than it is used correctly. To peruse something is not to skim it or read it quickly. To peruse something is to study I or read it with great care.
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The lawyer perused the contract for many hours, looking for a loophole that would enable his client to back out of the deal.
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To peruse something is to engage in perusal. My perusal of the ancient texts bought me no close to my goal of discovering the meaning of life.
정독하고 있는 상태를 뜻하는 명사는 perusal. 나는 삶의 의미를 발견하고자 하는 목적을 가지 고대의 원전을 정독했지만 별로 도움이 되지 않았다.