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比较级:vaguer或more vague
最高级:vaguest或most vague
vaguely (adv.), vagueness (n.)
词根:vague
adv.vaguely 含糊地;暧昧地;茫然地
n.vagueness 模糊;含糊;暧昧;茫然
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"
这组词都有“模糊”的意思,其区别是:
dima.光线暗淡的,看不清的;记忆力模糊的;不大可能的。
Don't work in dim light.不要在昏暗的光线下工作。
His changes of recovery from illness are dim.他康复的可能性十分渺茫。
uncleara.指句意、字迹不清楚,使人难以看懂;不肯定的。
Unclear writing is difficult to understand.模糊的字迹使人难以辨认。
It is unclear whether the economy will get better.经济是否好转仍不明朗。
vaguea.含混的,不清楚的,多用于比喻意义,用来表示因逻辑关系不清、言辞笼统而导致的意义不清楚,该词也可表示轮廓形状的不清楚和模糊。
He has some vague ideas about what to do, but nothing specific.他大概知道他要做什么,但没有具体的计划。
obscurea.用于表达因光线不足而使人看不清楚。该词的引申意义可以表示语法、文字、记忆等因复杂、深奥、模棱两可而使人看不懂和无法理解。
The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many obscure references.艾兹拉·庞德的诗有时候难以理解,因为诗歌中含有许多令人费解的典故。
ambiguousa.意义含糊的,有歧义的,指因字、词、句有歧义而使人感到模糊不清、难以理解和把握。
His ambiguous directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.他的模棱两可的指导使我们很迷惑以至于我们不知道该走哪条路了。
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”的意思,其区别是:
dim指光线不足或视力较差,不能清晰地看见物体。
dark最普通用词,指缺乏自然光线或人工照明,使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。
vague通常作借喻用,形容抽象事物。
grey与dark意思相近,但侧重阴暗单调的意味。
obscure指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清,失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。
black侧重颜色是黑色的,有时也指无光的黑暗。
gloomy指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“不明确的,模糊的”的意思,其区别是:
faint指对某事物印象不深,或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。
dim侧重指或因光线暗淡,或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。
indefinite指无明确定义或限定,重点或总体轮廓不明确。
vague多指因语言不确切,太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。
obscure语气最强,指晦涩难懂。
ambiguous指文章或讲话中,意思可能有多种理解,令人捉摸不定。
以上来源于网络
"不确定具体细节",来自1540年代的法语 vague "空的,空虚的; 野生的,未开垦的; 漫游"(13世纪),源自拉丁语 vagus "漫步,徘徊,闲逛",比喻为"犹豫不决,不确定",可能源自原始印欧语 *Huog-o-,与古诺尔斯语 vakka "迷路,徘徊",古高地德语 wankon "摇晃,蹒跚",古高地德语 winkan "摇摆,蹒跚,眨眼",古英语 wincian "点头" [de Vaan]。相关词汇: Vagueness。
borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, going back to Old French, "wandering, vagabond," borrowed from Latin vagus "moving freely, wandering," perhaps akin to Old High German wankōn "to totter, stagger," winkan "to waver, stagger, wink," Old English wincian "to close the eyes" — more at wink >entry 1
The first known use of vague was circa 1661
vagueadjective
not clearly expressed
a vague answer
not clearly understood or sensed
only a vague idea of where we were
not clearly outlined : indistinct, shadowy
vague figures in the mist
1 She did not seem to have noticed; instead, a vague terror was freezing her features into a smirk-smile.
2 In Chapter 12 we saw that cultural diffusion can involve either detailed “blueprints” or just vague ideas stimulating a reinvention of details.
3 The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts.
政界人物的减税承诺言辞含混。
4 Wilem shrugged a vague agreement and threw a stone into the trees by the side of the road.
5 This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible.
6 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。
7 But since Letha ate their memories, that was all they knew of their time in the citadel—the vague blur of the ink on their bellies, and all that it implied.
8 Somewhere or other I put up for the night, somewhere or other I receive provisions and a few vague instructions.
9 “That is very vague. No one has been able to explain it for centuries. Fly you high, Gregor the Overlander.”
10 Mom was always vague about how big the land was and where exactly it was, and she refused to consider selling it.
11 The coroner’s verdict on a death in police custody would often read, “Death due to multiple causes,” or some vague explanation that let the police off the hook.
12 And traditions governing it, if in fact they existed, were vague.
13 I could see the vague shape of another car through the fog.
我在雾中看见另一辆汽车模糊的轮廓.
14 The rest of the time he is delirious, and often he is terrified, always of the same thing—he thinks Edward is here and is threatening him with something vague and dreadful.
15 Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness.
16 The president's hopes for the country were high-minded, but too vague.
该总统对国家的希望虽然高尚,但也模糊。
17 The use of fuzzy theory also allows us to model vague knowledge.
对模糊的理论的用途并且允许我们塑造隐晦的知识.
18 She made a vague gesture at Dimple’s person.
19 He had seen Alba mature practically overnight, leaving behind the vague shape of adolescence to assume the body of a satisfied and gentle woman.
20 The background behind the woman is pretty vague.
这个女人身后的背景很模糊。
1 恍惚的
3 茫然的
blank abstract damp vacant bemused perplexed vacuous abstracted bemazed absent puzzled faraway dazed uncomprehending
7 不确定
tentative indefinite precarious tremulous chancy doubt uncertainty on tenterhooks in doubt uncertain doubtful dubious indeterminate iffy dicey touch-and-go question confusion general unclear obscure erratic unresolved hazy nameless equivocal disputable shoestring peradventure indetermination unsettle
8 含糊不清的
9 朦胧
soft obscure cloudy foggy hazy crepuscular twilit dimly blearily fuzzily darkling mistily cloudily filmily cloud fog obscurity cloudiness dreamworld dimness obscuration haziness mistiness mist haze
10 未决定的
11 含混的
13 不确切
14 的常见搭配词
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15 不准确
off-beam wide wrong wild inaccurate unreliable skewed imprecise inexact out inaccuracy imprecision skew off beam
17 不严密的
18 迷糊的
19 发呆
blank soulless vacuous muzzy faintish vacant abstraction abstracted vacuity petrifaction drowse muzz stupefy petrify bemuse inebriate asleep
21 不详细的
22 不确定的
tentative indefinite precarious tremulous chancy in doubt uncertain doubtful dubious indeterminate iffy dicey touch-and-go general unclear obscure erratic unresolved hazy nameless equivocal disputable shoestring
25 含混
26 不清楚的
unclear obscure faint fuzzy misty grainy shaggy swimmy thick dull confused dreamy incoherent indistinct ill-defined nubilous hazy illiquid muzzy inexplicit woolly dim cloudy feeble unapparent neutral unreadable nebulous equivocal indefinite murky confusing diffuse indistinguishable wishy-washy
28 犹豫不决
irresolute indecision waver boggle dither shilly-shally dubitative dubious undecided indecisive unsteadfast indetermination dubiety haver teeter wobble dicker baulk yea and nay hang fire be in two minds lose nerve
29 暧昧的
mysterious shady ambiguous dubious left-handed ambivalent indefinable oracular sibylline off-color Delphic obscure muddy dusty doubtful murky transcendental equivocal backhanded two-edged multivocal lefthanded double-barrelled
32 不具体的
33 含糊的
nebulous amphibolic double loose neutral obscure uncertain doubtful dubious lax intangible indeterminate imprecise equivocal waffling noncommittal muzzy unclear slippery diffuse indefinite evasive inexplicit fuzzy generalized muddled non-committal hazy left-handed foggy unapparent opaque murky amphibolous dark dusty ambiguous multivocal
34 出神
vacant ecstatic preoccupied vacuous woolgathering vacancy abstraction trance preoccupation abstracted vacuity moon entrance ravish preoccupy
35 朦胧的
soft obscure cloudy foggy hazy crepuscular twilit darkling dreamworld dim twilight dreamy murky shadowy
36 不完整的
37 不精确的
38 不分明
39 心不在焉
dreamy preoccupied abstracted absent-minded scatty distrait vaguely abstraction preoccupation wool-gathering absence of mind distant absent faraway absently have your head in the clouds the lights are on but nobody's home out to lunch
41 模糊不清
flat uncertain blurry foggy colorless veiled unreadable smudgy crepuscular Muzzy waffling film chill mist cloudiness blur blank blindfold blear
42 不明确的
fluffy dusty opaque ambiguous undefined indefinite unclean hazy tenuous indeterminate undetermined indecisive halting formless ill-defined unfixed unspecific Muzzy noncommittal inexplicit unexplicit faint implicit imprecise fuzzy unclear unexplained equivocal feeble-minded non-ambiguous general unsure indescribable oracular nothing unspecified non-specific grey wishy-washy non-committal
43 模糊
soft faint dim fuzzy misty dreamy indefinite foggy hazy shadowy indeterminate illegible nebulous indistinct bleary dimly befog dull cloudy blurry fishy blurred woolly indefinable muzzy bedimmed caliginous indefinitely vaguely darkly faintly ambiguously doubtfully mistily fog vagueness dreamworld faintness haziness dulness smudginess cloud smear darken bedim obscure diffuse indistinguishable formless smeary indistinctly dimness woolliness general distant muddy undefined indescribable abstruse washy Stygian unspecific undecipherable twilit twilight blear overcloud liberal obscurity muffle obfuscate dark opaque airy-fairy opacity unfocused indecipherable blur
44 解释不清
45 模糊的
soft faint dim fuzzy misty dreamy indefinite foggy hazy shadowy indeterminate illegible nebulous indistinct bleary dull cloudy blurry fishy blurred woolly indefinable muzzy bedimmed caliginous dreamworld smudgy neutral obscure muddy undefined unfocused unspecific unapparent blear recherché diffuse indistinguishable formless smeary general distant indescribable abstruse washy Stygian undecipherable twilit liberal dark twilight airy-fairy indecipherable
47 微弱
little small low thin weak narrow shallow pale faint frail feeble tenuous thinly faintly wanly tenuously shallowness feebleness tenuousness
49 不确知的
51 解释不清的
52 呆滞
set slow slack sluggish glazed fishy lethargic glassy haggard leaden torpid draggy unmeaning glazy vegetably constipation lethargy torpor languor stagnate constipate benumb
55 不确切的
56 不详细
57 不明确
fluffy dusty opaque ambiguous undefined indefinite unclean hazy tenuous indeterminate undetermined indecisive halting formless ill-defined unfixed unspecific Muzzy noncommittal inexplicit unexplicit uncertainty indeterminacy nebulosity tenuity indetermination darken obfuscate faint implicit imprecise vaguely non-ambiguous general unsure indescribable equivocal oracular indefinitely nothing doubt unspecified non-specific ambiguity unclear grey wishy-washy non-committal imprecision
58 疑惑的
59 呆滞的
set slow slack sluggish glazed fishy lethargic glassy haggard leaden torpid draggy unmeaning glazy
60 丝毫
faint any soever button cent bean breath spark fig jot farthing in any shape or form anything like anything of in the slightest
61 暧昧
mysterious shady ambiguous dubious left-handed ambivalent indefinable oracular sibylline darkness ambiguity opacity ambivalence vagueness laxity off-color Delphic obscure muddy dusty doubtful murky transcendental equivocal backhanded two-edged multivocal lefthanded double-barrelled shadily haze obscurity mysticism cobweb equivocation obliquity shadiness equivocality
62 不明言的
64 糊涂的
half-arsed stupid confused fuzzy woolly muddled befuddled addled ditzy punch-drunk muddle-headed
65 不清楚
unclear obscure faint fuzzy misty grainy shaggy swimmy thick obscurity fuzz hang in the air NL nubilous hazy indistinct illiquid ill-defined muzzy inexplicit thickly indistinctly indistinctness overcurtain cloud muddy thicken mangle be ignorant of neutral feeble woolly unreadable nebulous equivocal unapparent blear confused indefinite murky indefinitely confusing dim diffuse opaque indistinguishable incoherent wishy-washy dimly
66 粗略的
67 含糊
nebulous vaguely confuse amphibolic double loose neutral obscure uncertain doubtful dubious lax intangible indeterminate imprecise equivocal waffling noncommittal noncommittally mistily obscurity muddle nebulosity cloud unclear fuzzy generalized indefinite muddled non-committal doubtfully non-committally dubiousness hazy ambiguity left-handed foggy unapparent opaque murky amphibolous dark slippery dusty ambiguous multivocal inexplicit hesitatingly darkness uncertainty hesitation indefiniteness equivocality hesitate befog
68 含糊不清
70 含糊其词
71 糊涂
half-arsed stupid confused fuzzy woolly muddled befuddled addled ditzy gaga punch-drunk muddle-headed stupidity muddle confuse mystify bewilder flummox addle tie in knots tie up in knots tie yourself in knots tie yourself up in knots
73 茫然
blank abstract damp vacant bemused perplexed vacuous abstracted bemazed absently perplex perplexity maze daze bemuse in the clouds in a zone absent puzzled vacuity at sea at a loss faraway in an absent sort of way dazed uncomprehending unwittingly dwaal muddle in a daze
74 含糊其词的