敷衍
verb C2- to elaborate (on a theme)
- to expound (the classics)
- perfunctory
- to skimp
- to botch
- to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
- barely enough to get by
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你看，这船眼睁睁就要沉复，他们不知想法敷衍着早点泊岸，反在那里蹂躏好人，气死我了！
话说众人以为天时尚早，王小玉必还要唱一段，不知只是他妹子出来敷衍几句就收场了，当时一哄而散。
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