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vague

vague
[英] [veiɡ] [美] [veɡ] 生词本

adj.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：Vague  

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1. ADJ-GRADED （文字或言语）含糊的，不明确的，不清楚的 If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly. 

  • A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general...

    很多话明显是些含糊的泛泛之论。

  • The description was pretty vague.

    描述相当模糊。

  • ...vague information.

    不明确的信息

vaguely

  • 'I'm not sure,' Liz said vaguely...

    “我不确定，”利兹含糊其词地说。

  • They issued a vaguely worded statement.

    他们发表了一份措辞含混不清的声明。

vagueness

  • ...the vagueness of the language in the text.

    文章语言隐晦

2. ADJ-GRADED （记忆或想法）模糊的，不清晰的 If you have a vague memory or idea of something, the memory or idea is not clear. 

  • They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available...

    他们只是大概知道可用水的总量。

  • Waite's memory of that first meeting was vague.

    韦特对第一次见面的记忆很模糊。

vaguely

  • Judith could vaguely remember her mother lying on the sofa.

    朱迪丝隐约记得她母亲躺在沙发上的情景。

3. ADJ-GRADED 含糊其词的;闪烁其词的 If you are vague about something, you deliberately do not tell people much about it. 

  • He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do...

    然而，他对美军实际可能采取的行动却闪烁其词。

  • Democratic leaders under election pressure tend to respond with vague promises of action...

    民主党领导人在选举压力下往往用一些含糊其词的行动承诺来予以回应。

  • Christopher's answer was deliberately vague.

    克里斯托弗的回答故意模棱两可。

4. ADJ-GRADED 思维不清的 If you describe someone as vague, you mean that they do not seem to be thinking clearly. 

  • She had married a charming but rather vague Englishman...

    她嫁给了一个外表迷人实际却很迷糊的英国人。

  • His eyes were always so vague when he looked at her.

    他看她的眼神总是那么暧昧。

vaguely

  • He looked vaguely around the room as he spoke, his mind elsewhere.

    他边说话边茫然地打量着房间，心不在焉的样子。

vagueness

  • ...a girl wandering in the blissful vagueness of someone in love.

    被幸福冲昏了头脑的热恋中的女孩

5. ADJ-GRADED （感觉等）轻微的，隐约的 If something such as a feeling is vague, you experience it only slightly. 

  • He was conscious of that vague feeling of irritation again...

    他再次感到有点儿恼火。

  • He had a vague impression of rain pounding on the packed earth.

    他隐约记得雨点打在坚实地面上的情景。

6. ADJ-GRADED （外形或轮廓)模糊的，蒙眬的 A vague shape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see. 

  • He looked at her vague shape through the frosted glass...

    他透过雾蒙蒙的眼镜注视着她模糊的身形。

  • The bus was a vague shape in the distance.

    远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。

Adjective

1. not clearly understood or expressed;

  • "an obscure turn of phrase"
  • "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard
  • "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin
  • "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

2. not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished;

  • "an undefined term"
  • "undefined authority"
  • "some undefined sense of excitement"
  • "vague feelings of sadness"
  • "a vague uneasiness"

3. lacking clarity or distinctness;

  • "a dim figure in the distance"
  • "only a faint recollection"
  • "shadowy figures in the gloom"
  • "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"
  • "a few wispy memories of childhood"
1. He had a vague idea of finding Anne and explaining it all to her.
他隐约觉得要去找安妮，向她解释所发生的一切。

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2. He returned only a vague answer.
他只给了个含糊的回答。

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3. I won't be put off with such vague promises.
这种含糊的诺言是敷衍不了我的。

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4. In a fog everything looks vague.
在雾中一切东西都显得模糊。

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5. Now that you remind me of this matter, I have a vague impression of it.
这事经你一提醒，我脑子里才有点儿影子。

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6. One must not be vague on matters of principle.
在原则问题上不能含糊。

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7. Our holiday plans are still rather vague.
我们的度假计划仍然没有明确。

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8. The final letter is very vague; possibly an R or a K.
最后一个字母很不清楚，可能是R，也可能是K。

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9. Through the mist I could just make out a vague figure.
透过雾霭，我只能看见一个模糊的人影。

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