vague

[veig]

adj.不明确的, 模糊的, 茫然的, 犹豫不决的

a.

1. (形状等)模糊不清的, 朦胧的

Everything looked vague in the heavy fog.

在浓雾中, 一切东西看上去都很模糊。

2. (想法等)不明确的; 暧昧的, 含糊的

I'm quite vague about what happened.

我对发生的事很不了解。

You should not make vague promises.

你不该作含糊不清的承诺。

3. 无表情的

He was a small man with vague eyes.

他身材矮小, 眼睛没有表情。

4. (在否定句中用最高级)少许的[B]

I haven't the vaguest idea what she means.

我一点也不知道她是什么意思。

词形变化

副词: vaguely | 形容词比较级: vaguer | 形容词最高级: vaguest | 名词: vagueness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.模糊不清, 不明确的

unclear  indistinct  indefinite  dim  shadowy  faint  obscure  blurred  fuzzy  hazy  misty  

同义参见:

loose  lax  ambiguous  inexact  incomprehensible  imperceptible  impenetrable  undecided  tough  general  foggy  pale  equivocal  opaque  dreamy  muddy  abstruse  

反义:

a.朦胧的; 不明确的

clear  distinct  

反义参见:

explicit  precise  definite  

英英释义

形容词 vague:

not clearly understood or expressed- John Locke

同义词：obscure

not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

同义词：undefined

lacking clarity or distinctness

同义词：dim, faint, shadowy, wispy

补充

vaguevague英:[veiɡ] 美:[veɡ]adj.1.模糊的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。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。2.(表达或感知)含糊的, 不明确的, 不清楚的He had a vague idea of finding Anne and explaining it all to her.他隐约觉得要去找安妮, 向她解释所发生的一切。He returned only a vague answer.他只给了个含糊的回答。I haven't the vaguest idea who he is.我根本不知道他是谁。3.不具体的; 不精确的Our holiday plans are still rather vague.我们的度假计划仍然没有明确。

例句

1. She gave very vague instructions.她给出的指令相当含糊。 2. The description was pretty vague.描述相当模糊。 3. I have only a vague memory of what happened.我对发生的事情只有一点儿模糊的记忆。 4. 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。 5. I haven't the vaguest idea我一无所知 6. Christopher's answer was deliberately vague.克里斯多弗的回答故意闪烁其词。 7. He was very vague about how this would actually work.对于实际上会起到什么样的作用, 他的表述非常含糊。 8. Jones looked very vague and confused.琼斯看上去迷茫而困惑。 9. She gave him a vague look.她神情茫然地看了他一眼。 10. 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。 11. The bus was a vague shape in the distance.远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。 12. many patients suffer vague symptoms.许多病人忍受不明症状。 13. he had been very vague about his activities.他对自己的行动说得很模糊。 14. He was very vague about how much money he'd spent.他对自己花了多少钱不很清楚。 15. a vague shape in the distance远处模糊的影子 16. She looked vague when I tried to explain.我尝试解释，但她看来一脸茫然。 17. The instructions she left were vague and difficult to follow.她留下的指示很笼统，让人难以照办。 18. He gave only a vague answer.他仅仅给了个模糊的回答。 19. The judges determined that the law was too vague to be fairly enforced.法官认为这项法律过于模糊，执法起来很难做到公平。 20. She has been vague about her plans for college.她上大学的计划一直都不明确。 21. "When I asked him what they talked about, he was rather vague. [=he did not tell me exactly what they talked about]"当我问到他们在谈什么时，他说得含糊其辞。 22. vague memories/recollections模糊的记忆/回忆 23. We had only a vague idea/notion of where we were.当时身处何处，对此我们仅有一个模糊的概念。 24. I think I have a vague understanding of how it works.对于它是如何运行的，我认为自己只有一个粗略的了解。 25. He bore a vague resemblance to the famous actor. [=he looked a little like the famous actor]他看起来有点像那个著名演员。 26. He longed in some vague way for something different.他隐约渴望着其他的东西。 27. She felt a vague sense of uneasiness when she was around him.一到他身边，她就感到一种隐隐约约的不安。 28. I had the vague impression that they were withholding information.我隐约感觉到他们隐瞒了信息。 29. vague [=indistinct] figures in the distance远处模糊的身影 30. We could just barely make out the vague outline of a plane in the sky.我们仅能勉强辨认出天空中一架飞机模糊的轮廓。