蜻蜓点水qīng tíng diǎn shuǐlike a dragonfly skimming the surface of water—just touch on sth.without going into it deeply; skim over one’s work;touch superficially
❍ 两人有时象拉弓射箭，有时又象～。(杨朔《三千里江山》112) Their movements represented hunters drawing bows and shooting arrows,or dragon-flies rising and dipping over the water.
❍ 穿花蛱蝶深深见，点水蜻蜓款款飞。(杜甫《曲江·其三》)…and I watch Butterflies going deeper and deeper|In amongest the flowers,dragon-flies|Skimming and flicking over the water; …/他搞调查总是～，从来不深入实际。He never goes into matters deeply but just scratch the surface whenever he makes an investigation. 蜻蜓点水qing ting dian shuilike a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water—just touch on sth.lightly without going into it deeply 蜻蜓点水like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water—only have a superficial understanding of a problem; merely touch on sth lightly without going into it deeply 蜻蜓点水qīnɡ tínɡ diǎn shuǐ比喻做事浮在表面，不求深入。touch on sth. without going into it deeply, just scratch the surface |