vague

英[veɪɡ] 美[veɪɡ]
  • adj. 不明确的;模糊的;茫然的;犹豫不决的
vaguely vaguer vaguest vagueness
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星级词汇:
  • vag abbr.流浪汉;游民(=vagabond)
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 含糊的,模糊的,不清楚的
    2. 不明确的
    3. 朦胧的
    4. 笼统的
    5. 暧昧的
    6. 无表情的
    7. 不具体的,不详细的,粗略的
    8. 不说明的
    9. 发呆的,出神的
    10. 含糊其词的
    adv. (副词)
    1. 模糊地,不清楚地
    n. (名词)
    1. 模糊不定状态
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 模糊的 not clear in shape or form
    2. (表达或感情)含糊的,不明确的,不清楚的 not clearly expressed or perceived
    3. 不具体的,不精确的 not specific or exact; imprecise

英英释义

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"
    "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"
    "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"

  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. 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。

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2. 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。

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3. 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。

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4. 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。

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5. The bus was a vague shape in the distance.
远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. At the back of his mind was the vague idea that he had met her before.
      他隐隐约约地觉得以前曾经见过她。
    2. She is so vague that I can never understand what she is trying to say.
      她说话含含糊糊,我怎么也听不明白她想说些什么。
    3. His vague ideas crystallized into a definite plan.
      他那些模糊的想法变成了一个明确的计划。
    4. I'm quite vague about what happened.
      我对发生的事很不了解。
    5. His vague reply disconcerted us completely.
      他那含糊的回答弄得我们很为难。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. I haven't the vaguest idea who he is.
      我根本不知道他是谁。
    4. He returned only a vague answer.
      他只给了个含糊的回答。
    用作表语 S+be+~
    1. 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。
    2. Our holiday plans are still rather vague.
      我们的度假计划尚未明确。
    S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
    1. They were vague and evasive about their backgrounds.
      他们对各自的背景含含糊糊,闪烁其词。
dark,dim,black,gloomy,obscure,vague,grey
  • 这些形容词都含有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”之意。
  • 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。
  • dim指光线不足或视力较差,不能清晰地看见物体。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • vague,dim,indefinite,obscure,ambiguous,faint
  • 这些形容词均含“不明确的,模糊的”之意。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • faint指对某事物印象不深,或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。