vague

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

词态变化


比较级: vaguer;最高级: vaguest;名词: vagueness;

中文词源


vague 模糊的

来自拉丁语vagus, 漫游,偏离,引申词义模糊的。

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.

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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