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单词 vague
释义

vague

UK /veɪɡ/

Word Forms

adjectivevague
comparativevaguer
superlativevaguest

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    not clearly or fully explained

    Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill-defined.

    Witnesses gave only a vague description of the driver.

    vague promises:

    The politicians made vague promises about independence.

    Synonyms and related words

    Not having a clear meaning
    1. 1a
      someone who is vague does not clearly or fully explain something

      He was always vague when I asked about deadlines.

      vague about:

      She was rather vague about the details of the incident.

      Synonyms and related words

      Words used to describe writing or speech style
  2. 2
    a vague feeling, memory etc is not complete, accurate, or fully formed
    a vague idea/notion/impression:

    Simon had only a vague idea of where she worked.

    a vague memory/recollection:

    I’ve got a vague memory of the hotel.

    a vague feeling/suspicion:

    She had a vague suspicion that something was wrong.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe memory and memories
    Synonyms and related words

    Inexact and inaccurate

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used with vague
    ▪ feeling, hint, idea, impression, memory, notion, recollection, sense, suspicion

  3. 3
    a vague shape is not clear or not easy to see

    In the distance, they could just make out the vague outline of a large animal.

    Synonyms and related words

    Not clear to the senses

vague

US /veɪɡ/

Word Forms

adjectivevague
comparativevaguer
superlativevaguest

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    not clearly or fully explained

    Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill-defined.

    Witnesses gave only a vague description of the driver.

    vague promises:

    The politicians made vague promises about independence.

    Synonyms and related words

    Not having a clear meaning
    1. 1a
      someone who is vague does not clearly or fully explain something

      He was always vague when I asked about deadlines.

      vague about:

      She was rather vague about the details of the incident.

      Synonyms and related words

      Words used to describe writing or speech style
  2. 2
    a vague feeling, memory, etc. is not complete, accurate, or fully formed
    a vague idea/notion/impression:

    Simon had only a vague idea of where she worked.

    a vague memory/recollection:

    I have a vague memory of the hotel.

    a vague feeling/suspicion:

    She had a vague suspicion that something was wrong.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe memory and memories
    Synonyms and related words

    Inexact and inaccurate

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used with vague
    ▪ feeling, hint, idea, impression, memory, notion, recollection, sense, suspicion

  3. 3
    a vague shape is not clear or not easy to see

    the vague outline of a large animal

    Synonyms and related words

    Not clear to the senses
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