| 单词 | vague |
| 释义 | vague adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, look, sound糊涂；看上去茫然；听起来糊涂◆'where did you leave it?' isobel looked vague.“你把它放哪儿啦？”伊索贝尔一脸茫然。➤become, get变得迷糊起来◆she seems to be getting rather vague as she grows older.她好像随着年纪增长变得有些糊涂了。➤remain仍然模糊▸➤leave sth使⋯处于不清晰的状态◆the identity of the city in the novel is deliberately left vague.小说故意含糊其词，没有交待到底是哪座城市。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常含糊▸➤hopelessly非常笼统◆her directions were hopelessly vague.她的指示笼统得令人无所适从。➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿／略有些模糊▸➤enough, sufficiently宽泛◆it was a vague enough suggestion for everyone to be happy with it.这条建议措辞隐晦圆通，每个人听了都美滋滋的。➤suitably适当概括的▸➤deliberately, intentionally故意含糊其词；有意泛泛而谈◆you're being deliberately vague.你是故意含糊其词。➤necessarily必然含混◆since the officers knew little themselves their reassurances were necessarily vague.这些官员自己都不明就里，他们的保证自然空洞浮泛。➤notoriously出了名地不明确◆the law is notoriously vague on this point.众所周知，法律对这一点的规定非常笼统。➤frustratingly含糊得令人沮丧preposition➤about关于⋯不清楚◆i am vague about what happened during the rest of the night.我不太清楚那天晚上后来发生了什么。➤as to对⋯不清楚◆i was suitably vague as to exactly how i had acquired the money.对于我究竟是如何弄到这笔钱的，我没有明确说明。➤in在⋯方面含混◆the statement was vague in its wording.这份声明措辞含糊。 vague adjectivevague ♦︎ 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 sth◆a vague / an approximate / a rough idea◆a vague / an imprecise / an ill-defined term◆a vague / an ill-defined concept◆an approximate / a rough calculation / figure / estimate / guide / translation◆very vague / approximate / rough / indistinct / imprecise / ill-defined / borderline◆somewhat vague / indeterminate / indistinct / imprecise / ill-defined◆rather 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 /əprɒksɪmət; name əprɑːksɪmət/ (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 /ɪndɪtɜːmɪnət; name ɪndɪtɜːrmɪnət/ (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 /ɪndɪstɪŋkt/ 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 /ɪmprɪsaɪs/ 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。■ ill-defined (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 /bɔːdəlaɪn; name bɔːrdərlaɪn/ not 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 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vague/veɪg ||; veg/adj1. not clear or definite 模糊的；不明确的；含糊的: ◇he was very vague about how much money he'd spent. 他对自己花了多少钱不很清楚。◇a vague shape in the distance 远处模糊的影子 2. (used about a person) not thinking or understanding clearly （指人）胡涂的，思路不清的: ◇she looked vague when i tried to explain. 我尝试解释，但她看来一脸茫然。 ➔vagueness noun [u] vaguesee ⇨ clear/not clear 3 ⇨ detail 6 ⇨ exact/not exact 7 • • •• ⇨ have a hazy/vague recollection vague /veg; veɪɡ/adj 1. not clear or definite 不清楚的，含糊的; 不明确的:◇she's been a bit vague about her plans for the summer. 她对于自己夏季的计划不怎么确定。◇i had only a vague idea where the house was. 我只是依稀知道那座房子的位置。◇looking closely, he could just see the vague outline of her face. 他仔细地看，也只看到她脸部的模糊轮廓。 2. in a way that shows you are not thinking about what you are doing 茫然的，心不在焉的:◇the professor looked at me in a rather vague way. 教授十分茫然地看着我。 |
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