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TOEFL BNC: 4265 COCA: 4885
vague
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Word forms: comparative vaguer, superlative vaguest
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. (文字或言语)含糊的,不明确的,不清楚的
  • 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. (记忆或想法)模糊的,不清晰的
  • 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. 含糊其词的;闪烁其词的
  • He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do. [+ about]

    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. 思维不清的
  • 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 [usually ADJ n] (感觉等)轻微的,隐约的 If something such as a feeling is vague, you experience it only slightly. (感觉等)轻微的,隐约的
  • 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 [usually ADJ n] (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. (外形或轮廓)模糊的,蒙眬的
  • 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。

SYN indistinct, blurred, unclear, dim
PragmaticsWord PartnershipWord Link
Pragmaticsvagueness
In this dictionary, the label VAGUENESS indicates that you use the word or expression to show lack of certainty. People often use vague language to make statements 'softer', so that what they say does not appear too direct or too strongly stated. Examples of vague language are presumably..., Do you know what I mean?, kind of..., and sort of... .
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ADV.

deliberately vague 1 3

a little vague, rather vague, too vague, very vague 1 2 3 4 5

N.

vague references, vague terms 1 4

vague idea/notion/sense 2

VERB.

have (only) a vague idea/notion/sense of something 2

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TOEFL BNC: 4265 COCA: 4885
vague

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, look, sound糊塗;看上去茫然;聽起來糊塗'Where did you leave it?' Isobel looked vague.“你把它放哪兒啦?”伊索貝爾一臉茫然。become, get變得迷糊起來She seems to be getting rather vague as she grows older.她好像隨着年紀增長變得有些糊塗了。remain仍然模糊leave sth使⋯處於不清晰的狀態The identity of the city in the novel is deliberately left vague.小說故意含糊其詞,沒有交待到底是哪座城市。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常含糊hopelessly非常籠統Her directions were hopelessly vague.她的指示籠統得令人無所適從。a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些模糊enough, sufficiently寬泛It was a vague enough suggestion for everyone to be happy with it.這條建議措辭隱晦圓通,每個人聽了都美滋滋的。suitably適當概括的deliberately, intentionally故意含糊其詞;有意泛泛而談You're being deliberately vague.你是故意含糊其詞。necessarily必然含混Since the officers knew little themselves their reassurances were necessarily vague.這些官員自己都不明就裏,他們的保證自然空洞浮泛。notoriously出了名地不明確The law is notoriously vague on this point.眾所周知,法律對這一點的規定非常籠統。frustratingly含糊得令人沮喪PREPOSITIONabout關於⋯不清楚I am vague about what happened during the rest of the night.我不太清楚那天晚上後來發生了什麼。as to對⋯不清楚I was suitably vague as to exactly how I had acquired the money.對於我究竟是如何弄到這筆錢的,我沒有明確說明。in在⋯方面含混The statement was vague in its wording.這份聲明措辭含糊。
TOEFL BNC: 4265 COCA: 4885
vague

adjective

vague ♦︎ approximate ♦︎ rough ♦︎ indeterminate ♦︎ indistinct ♦︎ imprecise ♦︎ ill-defined ♦︎ borderlineThese words all describe sth that is not clear or exact. 这些词均表示模糊的、粗略的、大致的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配vague / imprecise about stha vague / an approximate / a rough ideaa vague / an imprecise / an ill-defined terma vague / an ill-defined conceptan approximate / a rough calculation / figure / estimate / guide / translationvery vague / approximate / rough / indistinct / imprecise / ill-defined / borderlinesomewhat vague / indeterminate / indistinct / imprecise / ill-definedrather vague / imprecise / ill-defined vague veɪg not clear in a person's mind; not having or giving enough information or details about sth (思想上)模糊的,不明确的;不具体的;粗略的I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child.我依稀记得小时候曾见过他。She's a little vague about her plans for next year.她对自己明年的计划不怎么明确。He was accused of being deliberately vague.他被指责故意含糊其词。OPP clear sure vaguely

adverb

I can vaguely remember my first day at school.我还依稀记得自己第一天上学的情形。a vaguely worded statement措辞含糊的声明
approximate əˈprɒksɪmət; NAmE əˈprɑːksɪmət (rather formal, especially written) (especially of numbers and amounts) almost correct or accurate, but not completely so; not exact (尤指数字和数量)大约的,近似的,接近的;不确切的The cost given is only approximate.所列成本仅为约计。Use these figures as an approximate guide in your calculations.你们计算时把这些数字作为近似参考数值。OPP exact exact approximately

adverb

The journey took approximately seven hours.旅程大约花了七个小时。The two buildings were approximately equal in size.这两座建筑差不多同样大小。
rough not exact; not including all the details 不确切的;粗略的;大致的There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess.那里约计有20人。I made a rough sketch of the inside of the church.我画了一幅教堂内部环境的草图。OPP exact exact roughly

adverb

We live roughly halfway between here and the coast.我们住的地方大致在这里和海滨中间。Roughly speaking, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject.粗略地说,我们每周收到大约五十封有关这一问题的来信。
NOTE 辨析 Approximate or rough? Approximate most often describes the number, amount, cost, etc. of sth, although it can also describe an estimate or idea (but not a 'guess') of the number, amount, cost, etc. Rough can also describe the number, amount or cost of sth, but more often describes an estimate, idea or guess of sth. Rough, but not approximate can be used to describe a piece of writing or drawing. * approximate最常与number、amount、cost等词搭配,表示某物的数目、数量、费用等为约数,但也可与estimate或idea搭配,表示对数目、数量、费用等的估计或大致看法(但不可与guess搭配)。rough也可修饰某物的数目、数量或费用,但更常与estimate、idea或guess搭配。rough可用于修饰文字作品或绘画,approximate则不能an approximate draft/sketch of sth
indeterminate ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnət; NAmE ˌɪndɪˈtɜːrmɪnət (rather formal, especially written) that cannot be identified easily or exactly 模糊的;不确定的;难以识别的Her eyes were an indeterminate colour.难以确定她的眼睛是什么颜色。She was a tall woman of indeterminate age.她是个看不出年龄的高大女子。 indistinct ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt that cannot be seen, heard or remembered clearly 模糊不清的;不清楚的an indistinct figure in the distance远处一个朦胧的身影His memory of the incident was somewhat indistinct.他对那次事件的记忆有些模糊了。 OPP distinct marked imprecise ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs not accurate; not giving exact details or not making sth clear 不准确的;不精确的;不明确的The problems arise from an imprecise definition of terms.这些问题因术语定义不准所致。The witness's descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value.证人的描述太不明确,没有任何实际价值。OPP precise exact see also ambiguous misleading imprecisely

adverb

These terms are often used imprecisely.这些术语常常使用得不够准确。
ˌill-deˈfined (rather formal, disapproving) not clearly described 不清楚的;含混的The precise aims of the committee remain ill-defined.委员会的确切目标仍不清楚。 borderline ˈbɔːdəlaɪn; NAmE ˈbɔːrdərlaɪnnot clearly belonging to a particular condition or group; not clearly acceptable 所属不清的;两可之间的In doubtful and borderline cases teachers will take the final decision.在难以定夺的情况下,将由教师作出最终评定。 see also borderline limit noun 2
TOEFL BNC: 4265 COCA: 4885

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