走马观花 meaning in English
look at the flowers while passing on horseback -- to glance over things hurriedly; cast only a passing glance at; gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation; give a hurried and cursory glance at; give a hurried glance at; look at flowers while riding on horseback; look at the flowers while on horseback; skim the surface; snatch a transient glance of a landscape; take a brief look at; view the flowers from [on] horseback -- to make only a superficial understanding possible
Examples
- It was as if she had to return…just to give it a look .
看来，她好象不得不回去，只是想到那里走马观花。 - And so, in step with warden bruce jenkins, he was making a hasty inspection of the prison .
就这样，他在典狱长布鲁斯詹金斯陪同下，走马观花地观察了一下监狱。 - And so , in step with warden bruce jenkins , he was making a hasty inspection of the prison
就这样，他在典狱长布鲁斯?詹金斯陪同下，走马观花地观察了一下监狱。 - But what do you do with your website visitors to ensure they make an enquiry rather than just pass through
但是如何才能保证网站浏览者仔细查看网站内容，而不是走马观花似地浏览呢？ - But to explore each of them is just to scratch the surface of the city regions rich vein of artistic and cultural attractions
要想逐一参观，恐怕只能走马观花般浏览一番城区中众多的艺术和文化景观。