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C1notclearlyexpressed,known,described, ordecided: 含糊的，不明确的 I do have a vaguememoryofmeetingher manyyearsago.我确实依稀记得多年前见过她。 Thepatienthadcomplainedof vaguepainsandbackache.患者自述说隐约感到疼痛和背酸。 C1notclearinshape, or notclearlyseen: （轮廓等）模糊的，不清楚的 Through themistI could just make out a vaguefigure.透过雾霭，我只能看到一个模糊的身影。 C2A vaguepersonis notabletothinkclearly, or gives animpressionof notthinkingclearlyinordertohidetheirrealthoughts: （人）迷糊的，含糊其词的 Myauntisincrediblyvague - she can neverrememberwhere she puts things.我的姨妈极其迷糊——她老是记不得自己把东西放在什么地方。 Theirreportisstudiously/deliberatelyvagueonfutureeconomicprospects.他们的报告故意对未来经济前景含糊其词。 - Therulesare vague andopentointerpretation.
- I have only a vaguenotionof what she does for aliving.
- I had a vagueideathat shelivedin Liverpool.
- His writings arerathervague on thesubjectof hismarriage.
- Ourteacheris so vague anddisorganized.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesUncertainty - 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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I vaguelyrememberedhavingmether before. "He's aroundsomewhere," she said,gesturingvaguely. vagueness
Given the vagueness of thedirections, Ithinkwe did very well tofindtheplace. GrammarDowntoners Downtoners are words or phrases which reduce the force of another word or phrase. Downtoning is the opposite of emphasising. The most common downtoners are:… Downtoners: using vague language We use vague language such as kind of…, sort of … or the suffix -ish to reduce the force of a word or phrase:… Vague expressions Vague language is very common, especially in speaking. We often add words and phrases such as about, kind of, sort of, and that kind of thing to make what we say less factual and direct:… C1notclearlyexpressed,known,described, ordecided 含糊的，不明确的I do have a vaguememoryofmeetingher manyyearsago.我确实依稀记得多年前见过她。 Thepatienthadcomplainedof vaguepainsandbackache.患者自述说隐约感到疼痛和背酸。 C1notclearinshape, or notclearlyseen （轮廓等）模糊的，不清楚的Through themistI could just make out a vaguefigure.透过雾霭，我只能看到一个模糊的身影。 C2A vaguepersonis notabletothinkclearly, or gives animpressionof notthinkingclearlyinordertohidetheirrealthoughts. （人）迷糊的，含糊其词的Myauntisincrediblyvague - she can neverrememberwhere she puts things.我的姨妈极其迷糊——她老是记不得自己把东西放在什么地方。 Theirreportisstudiously/deliberatelyvagueonfutureeconomicprospects.他们的报告故意对未来经济前景含糊其词。 - Therulesare vague andopentointerpretation.
- I have only a vaguenotionof what she does for aliving.
- I had a vagueideathat shelivedin Liverpool.
- His writings arerathervague on thesubjectof hismarriage.
- Ourteacheris so vague anddisorganized.
GrammarDowntoners Downtoners are words or phrases which reduce the force of another word or phrase. Downtoning is the opposite of emphasising. The most common downtoners are:… Downtoners: using vague language We use vague language such as kind of…, sort of … or the suffix -ish to reduce the force of a word or phrase:… Vague expressions Vague language is very common, especially in speaking. We often add words and phrases such as about, kind of, sort of, and that kind of thing to make what we say less factual and direct:… vague| American Dictionarynotclearlystated,described, orexplained, or notclearlyseenorfelt: She had a vaguefeelingthat something had goneterriblywrong. I have only a vaguememoryof thehousewhere Ilivedas achild. Apersonwho is vague is notableor does notwishtostate,describe, orexplainsomethingclearly: Officials were vague about the ship’slocation. vaguely
Shestoodinsilencefor severalminutes, only vaguelyawareof thepeoplearound her. Examplesofvaguevague Their formulation isvagueand the arbitrary three-dimensional plots intended as abstract representations of the global array are not particularly informative.From theCambridge English Corpus But even then, it did so only in terms that werevagueand imprecise.From theCambridge English Corpus Traditionally, there are three dimensions, but this rests on rathervagueintrospective intuitions.From theCambridge English Corpus Many readers may find this toovagueand nondirective a conclusion, but it may also be the most honest and potentially motivational conclusion available.From theCambridge English Corpus Their statements were often suitablyvagueabout just what proportion of the timber would be devoted to meeting the demands of the state.From theCambridge English Corpus Criteria of individuation may bevague, but they are not totally elastic.From theCambridge English Corpus That "excellence" is left deliberatelyvague, so as to allude to intellectual and moral aspirations in addition to artistic ones.From theCambridge English Corpus The result of the meeting was avagueagreement that the states would maintain a broad front against plans to sweep aside their rights.From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, the line separating what was useful from what was useless was extremelyvague.From theCambridge English Corpus The long awaited anti-nuclear reform came to an end without any achievement except for somevaguepromises from the government.From theCambridge English Corpus The proposed theory is ad hoc and confirmatory in its findings;vagueand generic in its claims; and unjustified and unnecessary in its (putative) novelty.From theCambridge English Corpus This market still is not aligned with any series, and even the time horizon is kept somewhatvague.From theCambridge English Corpus They usedvaguewords such as we want "somewhat less ease," or "gradually move toward tightness," and so on.From theCambridge English Corpus Yet, so long as definitions remainvagueand the compromise agenda focused on conservation can be invoked, support for the latter is not ruled out.From theCambridge English Corpus In terms of, with terms generalized to create avagueall-purpose connective, is currently popular, and frequently criticized.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |