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vague adj.含糊的,不清楚的,茫然的,暧昧的 Vague comes from the Latin vagus, which means wandering or rambling. Think of a vagabond, someone who wanders around the world with only a vague idea of where he's going. There are a few big, impressive words for vague, including ambiguous, nebulous, and tenebrous. ★★☆☆☆ 2011.2

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[veig] If your grasp of physics is vague and you've got a test coming up, it's time to hit the books. When something is vague, it’s unclear, murky, and hard to understand. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（文字或言语）含糊的，不明确的，不清楚的 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...很多话明显是些含糊的泛泛之论。The description was pretty vague.描述相当模糊。...vague information.不明确的信息vaguely'I'm not sure,' Liz said vaguely...“我不确定，”利兹含糊其词地说。They issued a vaguely worded statement.他们发表了一份措辞含混不清的声明。vagueness...the vagueness of the language in the text.文章语言隐晦2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（记忆或想法）模糊的，不清晰的 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...他们只是大概知道可用水的总量。Waite's memory of that first meeting was vague.韦特对第一次见面的记忆很模糊。vaguelyJudith could vaguely remember her mother lying on the sofa.朱迪丝隐约记得她母亲躺在沙发上的情景。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]含糊其词的；闪烁其词的 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...然而，他对美军实际可能采取的行动却闪烁其词。Democratic leaders under election pressure tend to respond with vague promises of action...民主党领导人在选举压力下往往用一些含糊其词的行动承诺来予以回应。Christopher's answer was deliberately  vague.克里斯托弗的回答故意模棱两可。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]思维不清的 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...她嫁给了一个外表迷人实际却很迷糊的英国人。His eyes were always so vague when he looked at her.他看她的眼神总是那么暧昧。vaguelyHe looked vaguely around the room as he spoke, his mind elsewhere.他边说话边茫然地打量着房间，心不在焉的样子。vagueness...a girl wandering in the blissful vagueness of someone in love.被幸福冲昏了头脑的热恋中的女孩5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（感觉等）轻微的，隐约的 If something such as a feeling is vague, you experience it only slightly.   [usu ADJ n]He was conscious of that vague feeling of irritation again...他再次感到有点儿恼火。He had a vague impression of rain pounding on the packed earth.他隐约记得雨点打在坚实地面上的情景。6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（外形或轮廓)模糊的，蒙眬的 A vague shape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see.   [usu ADJ n]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。The bus was a vague shape in the distance.远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。

英语单词	vague
英美音标	[veig]
中文释义	adj.含糊的,不清楚的,茫然的,暧昧的
vocab简明	If your grasp of physics is vague and you've got a test coming up, it's time to hit the books. When something is vague, it’s unclear, murky, and hard to understand.
vocab扩展	Vague comes from the Latin vagus, which means wandering or rambling. Think of a vagabond, someone who wanders around the world with only a vague idea of where he's going. There are a few big, impressive words for vague, including ambiguous, nebulous, and tenebrous.
真题原句	Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual *vague* excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.”
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（文字或言语）含糊的，不明确的，不清楚的 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... 很多话明显是些含糊的泛泛之论。 The description was pretty vague. 描述相当模糊。 ...vague information. 不明确的信息 vaguely 'I'm not sure,' Liz said vaguely... “我不确定，”利兹含糊其词地说。 They issued a vaguely worded statement. 他们发表了一份措辞含混不清的声明。 vagueness ...the vagueness of the language in the text. 文章语言隐晦 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（记忆或想法）模糊的，不清晰的 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... 他们只是大概知道可用水的总量。 Waite's memory of that first meeting was vague. 韦特对第一次见面的记忆很模糊。 vaguely Judith could vaguely remember her mother lying on the sofa. 朱迪丝隐约记得她母亲躺在沙发上的情景。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]含糊其词的；闪烁其词的 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... 然而，他对美军实际可能采取的行动却闪烁其词。 Democratic leaders under election pressure tend to respond with vague promises of action... 民主党领导人在选举压力下往往用一些含糊其词的行动承诺来予以回应。 Christopher's answer was deliberately vague. 克里斯托弗的回答故意模棱两可。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]思维不清的 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... 她嫁给了一个外表迷人实际却很迷糊的英国人。 His eyes were always so vague when he looked at her. 他看她的眼神总是那么暧昧。 vaguely He looked vaguely around the room as he spoke, his mind elsewhere. 他边说话边茫然地打量着房间，心不在焉的样子。 vagueness ...a girl wandering in the blissful vagueness of someone in love. 被幸福冲昏了头脑的热恋中的女孩 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（感觉等）轻微的，隐约的 If something such as a feeling is vague, you experience it only slightly. [usu ADJ n] He was conscious of that vague feeling of irritation again... 他再次感到有点儿恼火。 He had a vague impression of rain pounding on the packed earth. 他隐约记得雨点打在坚实地面上的情景。 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（外形或轮廓)模糊的，蒙眬的 A vague shape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see. [usu ADJ n] 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。 The bus was a vague shape in the distance. 远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。
来源	2011.2

Vague Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Idea Vaguely Ly Memory Looked