| 单词 | vague |
| 释义 | vague (veɪg ) Word forms: vaguer , vaguest 1. adjective If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly. A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general. The description was pretty vague. ...vague information. vaguely adverb 'I'm not sure,' Liz said vaguely. They issued a vaguely worded statement. Synonyms: roughly, loosely, indefinitely, carelessly Synonyms: absent-mindedly, evasively, abstractedly, obscurely Synonyms: slightly, rather, sort of [informal], kind of [informal] vagueness uncountable noun ...the vagueness of the language in the text. [+ of] Synonyms: absent-mindedness, abstraction, forgetfulness, confusion Synonyms: impreciseness, ambiguity, obscurity, looseness 2. adjective If you have a vague memory or idea of something, the memory or idea is not clear. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available. Waite's memory of that first meeting was vague. vaguely adverb [ADVERB with verb] Judith could vaguely remember her mother lying on the sofa. Synonyms: roughly, loosely, indefinitely, carelessly Synonyms: absent-mindedly, evasively, abstractedly, obscurely Synonyms: slightly, rather, sort of [informal], kind of [informal] 3. adjective If you are vague about something, you deliberately do not tell people much about it. He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do. [+ about] Democratic leaders under election pressure tend to respond with vague promises of action. Christopher's answer was deliberately vague. Synonyms: imprecise, unspecified, generalized, rough 4. adjective If you describe someone as vague, you mean that they do not seem to be thinking clearly. She had married a charming but rather vague Englishman. His eyes were always so vague when he looked at her. Synonyms: absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, distracted vaguely adverb [ADVERB with verb] He looked vaguely around the room as he spoke, his mind elsewhere. Synonyms: roughly, loosely, indefinitely, carelessly Synonyms: absent-mindedly, evasively, abstractedly, obscurely Synonyms: slightly, rather, sort of [informal], kind of [informal] vagueness uncountable noun ...a girl wandering in the blissful vagueness of someone in love. Synonyms: absent-mindedness, abstraction, forgetfulness, confusion 5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If something such as a feeling is vague, you experience it only slightly. He was conscious of that vague feeling of irritation again. He had a vague impression of rain pounding on the packed earth. 6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] pragmatics note: vaguenessIn this dictionary, the label vagueness indicates that you use the word or expression to show lack of certainty. People often use vague language to make statements 'softer', so that what they say does not appear too direct or too strongly stated. Examples of vague language are presumably..., Do you know what I mean?, kind of..., and sort of... A vague shape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see. He looked at her vague shape through the frosted glass. The bus was a vague shape in the distance. Synonyms: indistinct, blurred, unclear, dim Collocations: a bit vague Handling remains unchanged: a bit vague at low speeds and needing conscious input on the open road. Times, Sunday Times Brokers tend to go a bit vague when asked to explain the security of their nominee arrangements. Times, Sunday Times I definitely found parts of the reading interesting but, overall, it felt a bit vague. The Sun Other than that, though, his ambitions were a bit vague. Times, Sunday Times I'm happy to do it but my grandfather was a bit vague with the details. Times, Sunday Times That means not just embracing some vague concept not to be selfish. Times, Sunday Times How, then, can your vague concepts, which are against this natural order, stand up to the truth? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Songs contain subjects that deal with redemption, power, rebirth and astral planes, among other, more vague concepts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fuzzy logic and some other multi-valued logics have been proposed as alternatives that handle vague concepts better. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had a vague plan to become a musician. Times, Sunday Times We had a vague plan to sail north and visit some of the larger islands. Times, Sunday Times There was also a vague plan to build a flying saucer. Times, Sunday Times I had only a vague plan to write a kind of environmental horror story. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can find instant answers to problems that baffle others and turn vague plans into winning formulas. The Sun Promotion of 'shared parenting' and flexible parental leave, vague wording to cover up disagreement. Times, Sunday Times The vague wording of the regulation made it possible to criminalize every type of criticism, also by civilians, deliberately encouraging denunciation as a means to more comprehensively control the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Human rights organizations fear that the new law will stifle critical voices in the media, due to its vague wording, arbitrary sanctions, and the threat of civil and criminal penalties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The vague wording of some of the provisions, described as constructive ambiguity, helped ensure acceptance of the agreement and served to postpone debate on some of the more contentious issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 含糊的 Japanese: 曖昧な |
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