英汉词典

vague 基本解释

• adj. 模糊的；含糊的；不明确的；暧昧的
• n. (Vague)人名；(法)瓦格；(英)韦格

vague 词态变化

vague 中文词源

来自拉丁语vagus, 漫游，偏离，引申词义模糊的。

vague 英文词源

vague (adj.)

"uncertain as to specifics," 1540s, from Middle French vague "empty, vacant; wild, uncultivated; wandering" (13c.), from Latin vagus "strolling, wandering, rambling," figuratively "vacillating, uncertain," of unknown origin. Related: Vagueness.

vague 英文释义

1. not clearly understood or expressed;

"an obscure turn of phrase"

"an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard

"their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin

"vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

2. not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished;

"an undefined term"

"undefined authority"

"some undefined sense of excitement"

"vague feelings of sadness"

"a vague uneasiness"

3. lacking clarity or distinctness;

"a dim figure in the distance"

"only a faint recollection"

"shadowy figures in the gloom"

"saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"

"a few wispy memories of childhood"

vague 同义词解析

dark, dim, black, gloomy, obscure, vague, grey

这些形容词都含有"完全地或不完全地缺少光亮"之意。

dark： 最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。

dim： 指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。

black： 侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。

gloomy： 指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。

obscure： 指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。

vague： 通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。

grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。

vague, dim, indefinite, obscure, ambiguous, faint

这些形容词均含"不明确的，模糊的"之意。

vague： 多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。

dim： 侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。

indefinite： 指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。

obscure： 语气最强，指晦涩难懂。

ambiguous： 指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。

faint： 指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

vague 双语例句

1. 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。

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2. 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。

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3. 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。

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4. He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do.

然而，他对美军实际可能采取的行动却闪烁其词。

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5. The bus was a vague shape in the distance.

远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。

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vague 实用场景例句

to have a vague impression/memory/recollection of sth

对某事印象 / 记忆模糊

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They had only a vague idea where the place was.

他们只是大概知道那个地方的位置。

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She's a little vague about her plans for next year.

她对她明年的计划不怎么明确。

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The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts.

政界人物的减税承诺言辞含混。

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He was accused of being deliberately vague.

他被指责为故意含糊其辞。

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We had only a vague description of the attacker.

我们只有那个袭击者的粗略描述。

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His vague manner concealed a brilliant mind.

他大智若愚。

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In the darkness they could see the vague outline of a church.

他们在黑暗中能看到一座教堂的朦胧轮廓。

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A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general...

很多话明显是些含糊的泛泛之论。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The description was pretty vague.

描述相当模糊。

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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。

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Waite's memory of that first meeting was vague.

韦特对第一次见面的记忆很模糊。

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He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do...

然而，他对美军实际可能采取的行动却闪烁其词。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

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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。

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His eyes were always so vague when he looked at her.

他看她的眼神总是那么暧昧。

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He was conscious of that vague feeling of irritation again...

他再次感到有点儿恼火。

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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。

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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。

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The bus was a vague shape in the distance.

远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。

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One must not be vague on matters of principle.

在原则问题上不能含糊.

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Our holiday plans are still rather vague.

我们的度假计划仍然没有明确.

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The final letter is very vague; possibly an R or a K.

最后一个字母很不清楚, 可能是R,也可能是K.

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Through the mist I could just make out a vague figure.

透过雾霭,我只能看见一个模糊的人影.

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Now that you remind me of this matter, I have a vague impression of it.

这事经你一提醒, 我脑子里才有点儿影子.

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In a fog everything looks vague.

在雾中一切东西都显得模糊.

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He returned only a vague answer.

他只给了个含糊的回答.

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