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单词 unclear
释义
unclear
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈklɪər/us
/ʌnˈklɪr/
B2
notobviousoreasytoseeorknow:
不清楚的，含糊的
Theownershipof thepaintingremainsunclear.这幅画的归属目前还不清楚。
[+ question word]It's unclearwhatactuallyhappenedthatnight.那天晚上到底发生了什么尚不清楚。
It's unclearwhetherhearrivedbefore or after theshotwasfired.不清楚他是在开枪之前还是之后到的。
B2
If you are unclear about something, you are notcertainabout it:
不太明白的；不确定的
I'm unclearaboutacoupleofpointsinyourproposal- could you go over them again?我对你的提议有几点没弄清楚——你能不能再讲一遍？
I'm unclear(as to)whetherwe'resupposedtostayhere or not.我不清楚是否是要我们呆在这儿。
More examples
  • The minister'sstatementis unclear andopentomisinterpretation.
  • She's unclear about whether youwanther toattendthemeetingor not.
  • Hisexplanationwas really unclear.
  • Themotivationfor theattackis still unclear.
  • Thetermsof theagreementareratherunclear.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Uncertainty
  • amorphous
  • arguable
  • be neither fish nor fowlidiom
  • blurry
  • circumstantial
  • conflicted
  • dodgy
  • indeterminate
  • insecurely
  • insecurity
  • it remains to be seenidiom
  • it's early daysidiom
  • murky
  • slippery
  • spec
  • sputter
  • squishy
  • stutter
  • swither
  • unwritten
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unclearly
(Definition ofunclearfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unclear| American Dictionary

unclear
adjective
us
/ʌnˈklɪər/
notobviousoreasytoseeorknow:
[+ question word]It’s unclear whatactuallyhappenedthatnight.
Apersonwho is unclear about something is notsureabout it:
I’m unclear about acoupleof things he said on thephone.

unclearly

adverbus
/ʌnˈklɪr·li/
(Definition ofunclearfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunclear

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In particular, it isunclearwhat the lower position of the auxiliary is or the higher position of the participle in (2b).
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However, their paper isunclearin many important details.
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The fact of the matter is, is that the policy is totallyunclear.
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The evidence suggests thatunclearwording can be dangerous or at best make the treatment less effective.
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Second, although we are selecting for study children who are regarded as having pragmatic difficulties, the exact nature of those difficulties remainsunclear.
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In this study it isunclearwhether marital violence, family upheaval, or homelessness accounts for the observed deficits in children's social competence.
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The basis for this discrepancy isunclear, and intriguing.
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However, it wasunclearhow these deficits would manifest with increasing child age.
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The causal mechanisms, how these effects occur and in whom they occur, remain, however,unclear.
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Other absences are ofunclearorigin and explanation.
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The reasons for this smaller neuron size areunclearat present.
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The taxonomy of this genus based on classical morphological characters is stillunclearand misidentifications are reported.
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However, the extent to which such models are linguistic in nature isunclearat present.
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However, the exact relationship of these cognitive deficits to catatonic symptoms remainsunclear.
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Most predictions generated focus on experimental tests ofunclearrelevance to real life.
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