look far and wide; browse extensively
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to look far and wide; to take a comprehensive view; to scan
literaryOften used for viewing scenery from a high vantage point or surveying a wide area. Carries a literary or formal tone.
Dēng登
gāo高
yuǎn远
tiào眺
，
zòng纵
lǎn览
quán全
chéng城
。
Climb high and gaze far, taking in a comprehensive view of the entire city.
Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
zòng纵
lǎn览
sì四
zhōu周
de的
jǐng景
sè色
。
He stood at the mountaintop, looking out over the scenery in every direction.
verb
to browse extensively; to skim through (books, documents)
formalUsed when referring to reading a large quantity of material or having read widely.
Tā他
zòng纵
lǎn览
qún群
shū书
，
xué学
shí识
yuān渊
bó博
。
He has browsed extensively through countless books and possesses profound knowledge.
Wèi为
le了
xiě写
zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
，
tā她
zòng纵
lǎn览
le了
jìn近
shí十
nián年
de的
yán研
jiū究
wén文
xiàn献
。
In order to write this report, she surveyed the research literature of the past ten years.