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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
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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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