英语词汇“vague”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	vague
释义	vague I. \ˈvāg\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) vagen, from Middle French vaguer, from Latin vagari — more at vagary archaic : wander, roam II. adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin vagus wandering, unsettled, uncertain, vague — more at vagary 1. a. : not clearly expressed : stated in general or indefinite terms < sign a very vague treaty of friendship — William Clark > < vague chatter about the higher things — D.W.Brogan > < distrust of vague beliefs in social service — M.R.Cohen > b. : not having an exact or precise meaning < a vague term of abuse for any style that is bad — T.S.Eliot > < statement … is so vague as to be really meaningless — Havelock Ellis > 2. a. : not clearly defined, grasped, or understood : indistinct < owed only vague allegiance to some overlord — Roger Burlingame > < knows … in a vague way what he wants from a book — Bliss Perry > < a vague idea of the existence of an all-powerful spirit — P.T.Etherton > b. : not clearly or sharply felt or sensed : somewhat subconscious < a vague longing for common deliverance — J.R.Green > < the vague unrest of a husband whose infidelities are imaginary — Ellen Glasgow > < a vague desire for change — Will Irwin > 3. : not thinking or expressing one's thoughts clearly or precisely : characterized by looseness or haziness of thought or expression < was very vague about when he could see her again — Irwin Shaw > < somewhat vague but possessing her own peculiarly feminine brand of common sense — C.V.Woodward > < kept no diary … was vague about dates — Valentine Williams > 4. : lacking expression : vacant < danced along with vague regardless eyes — John Keats > 5. : not sharply outlined : dim or indistinct in form or character : shadowy, hazy < met by vague figures with shaded torchlights — Earle Birney > < the pattern is vague and indecisive — A.N.Whitehead > < the vague world of sleep — Edmund Wilson > Synonyms: see obscure III. noun (-s) 1. a. : an indefinite or unsettled state — often used in the phrase in the vague < plans are still in the vague — Jane W. Carlyle > b. : a haze of thoughts or sensations < am wondering in a vast vague about her — Thomas Wolfe > 2. : an indefinite expanse < the gray vague of unsympathizing sea — J.R.Lowell > IV. adverb : vaguely — usually used in combination < vague-shining >
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