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Indefinite Period ɪnˈdefɪnət Time Adj 形容词 Exact Future

"Indefinite" means not fixed or known in advance, either in terms of time or clarity.

"Indefinite" means not fixed or known in advance, either in terms of time or clarity.

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/ɪnde̱fɪnɪt/
1
[ADJ 形容词]期限不定的;无限期的 If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.

    审判被无限期推迟。

  • ...an indefinite strike by government workers.

    公务人员的无限期罢工

2
[ADJ 形容词]不明确的;不清楚的 Something that is indefinite is not exact or clear.
  • ...at some indefinite time in the future.

    在未来的某个时间

  • ...a handsome woman of indefinite age.

    年龄不明的端庄女子


Oxford in·def·in·ite AWL / ɪnˈdefɪnət ; NAmE ɪnˈdefɪnət / adjective 1 lasting for a period of time that has no fixed end 无限期的;期限不定的 She will be away for the indefinite future. 她将离开一段时间,期限不定。 2 not clearly defined 模糊不清的;不明确的 SYN
imprecise
an indefinite science 界定不明的科学
in·def·in·ite / ɪnˈdefɪnət ; NAmE ɪnˈdefɪnət /
LDC
indefinitein‧def‧i‧nite /ɪnˈdefənət/ ●○○ AWL adjective
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1an indefinite action or period of time has no definite end arranged for it:  The next day the union voted to begin an indefinite strike. The picture has been loaned for an indefinite period to the National Gallery.2not clear or exact SYN  vague:  Teachers find the report’s terminology so indefinite that it is confusing.
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indefinite

[ɪnˈdefɪnət]

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ADJ14388
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不确定的(52%),无限期的(24%),模糊的(24%)
adj.不确定的;无限的;模糊的

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