vague

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基本釋義

adj.
模糊的; (思想上)不清楚的; (表達(dá)或感知)含糊的; 曖昧的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

to have a vague impression/memory/recollection of sth

對(duì)某事印象 / 記憶模糊

牛津詞典

They had only a vague idea where the place was.

他們只是大概知道那個(gè)地方的位置。

牛津詞典

She's a little vague about her plans for next year.

她對(duì)她明年的計(jì)劃不怎么明確。

牛津詞典

The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts.

政界人物的減稅承諾言辭含混。

牛津詞典

He was accused of being deliberately vague.

他被指責(zé)為故意含糊其辭。

牛津詞典

We had only a vague description of the attacker.

我們只有那個(gè)襲擊者的粗略描述。

牛津詞典

His vague manner concealed a brilliant mind.

他大智若愚。

牛津詞典

In the darkness they could see the vague outline of a church.

他們?cè)诤诎抵心芸吹揭蛔烫玫碾鼥V輪廓。

牛津詞典

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

很多話明顯是些含糊的泛泛之論。

The description was pretty vague.

描述相當(dāng)模糊。

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

他們只是大概知道可用水的總量。

Waite's memory of that first meeting was vague.

韋特對(duì)第一次見面的記憶很模糊。

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

然而,他對(duì)美軍實(shí)際可能采取的行動(dòng)卻閃爍其詞。

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

民主黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在選舉壓力下往往用一些含糊其詞的行動(dòng)承諾來予以回應(yīng)。

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

她嫁給了一個(gè)外表迷人實(shí)際卻很迷糊的英國(guó)人。

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

他看她的眼神總是那么曖昧。

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

他再次感到有點(diǎn)兒惱火。

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

他隱約記得雨點(diǎn)打在堅(jiān)實(shí)地面上的情景。

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

他透過霧蒙蒙的眼鏡注視著她模糊的身形。

The bus was a vague shape in the distance.

遠(yuǎn)處的公交車只是一個(gè)模糊的輪廓。

One must not be vague on matters of principle.

在原則問題上不能含糊.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Our holiday plans are still rather vague.

我們的度假計(jì)劃仍然沒有明確.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

The final letter is very vague; possibly an R or a K.

最后一個(gè)字母很不清楚, 可能是R,也可能是K.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Through the mist I could just make out a vague figure.

透過霧靄,我只能看見一個(gè)模糊的人影.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Now that you remind me of this matter, I have a vague impression of it.

這事經(jīng)你一提醒, 我腦子里才有點(diǎn)兒影子.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

In a fog everything looks vague.

在霧中一切東西都顯得模糊.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

He returned only a vague answer.

他只給了個(gè)含糊的回答.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

真題例句

Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company”.

出自-2011年考研閱讀原文

A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.

出自-2011年考研閱讀原文

6 million patients In 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients' rights and their expectations of privacy.

出自-2018年考研閱讀原文

While the statement is vague, it represents one starting point.

2020年考研真題(英語一)翻譯 Section Ⅲ

英英釋義

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"

同義詞辨析

dark, dim, black, gloomy, obscure, vague, grey

這些形容詞都含有"完全地或不完全地缺少光亮"之意。

  • dark: 最普通用詞,指缺乏自然光線或人工照明,使某物漆黑無光或光線十分微弱。
  • dim: 指光線不足或視力較差,不能清晰地看見物體。
  • black: 側(cè)重顏色是黑色的,有時(shí)也指無光的黑暗。
  • gloomy: 指光線不足或部分光線受阻而出現(xiàn)的陰暗。
  • obscure: 指因光線不充足而使物體灰暗不清,失去光澤或若隱若現(xiàn)。作借喻時(shí)指因復(fù)雜、深?yuàn)W或含糊而難于理解。
  • vague: 通常作借喻用,形容抽象事物。
  • grey與dark意思相近,但側(cè)重陰暗單調(diào)的意味。

vague, dim, indefinite, obscure, ambiguous, faint

這些形容詞均含"不明確的,模糊的"之意。

  • vague: 多指因語言不確切,太籠統(tǒng)或因構(gòu)思含糊、不完善而造成模糊難解。
  • dim: 側(cè)重指或因光線暗淡,或因年代久遠(yuǎn)、身體欠佳等因素而產(chǎn)生視覺或察覺方面的困難。
  • indefinite: 指無明確定義或限定,重點(diǎn)或總體輪廓不明確。
  • obscure: 語氣最強(qiáng),指晦澀難懂。
  • ambiguous: 指文章或講話中,意思可能有多種理解,令人捉摸不定。
  • faint: 指對(duì)某事物印象不深,或指聲音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

同義詞

反義詞

adj.朦朧的;不明確的

distinctclear

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