vague
英 [veɪɡ]
美 [veɪɡ]
adj. (思想上)不清楚的，含糊的，不明确的，模糊的; 不具体的; 不详细的; 粗略的; 茫然的; 糊涂的; 心不在焉的
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Collins.2 / BNC.4265 / COCA.4885
同义词辨析
uncertainambiguousarguableequivocalindefinitevague【导航词义：不确定的】
uncertainadj. 不确定的；难预料的
〔辨析〕
指人对某事没有把握的，此时通常作表语；也指某事不明确的。
〔例证〕
I am uncertain when he will come.
我不清楚他什么时候来。
He was uncertain about whether to buy the jacket.
他拿不定主意要不要买那件夹克。
It is uncertain whether she will win first place.
她是否会取得第一名还不太清楚。
His uncertain temper made him have few friends.
他的脾气令人捉摸不透，因而没什么朋友。
我不清楚他什么时候来。
He was uncertain about whether to buy the jacket.
他拿不定主意要不要买那件夹克。
It is uncertain whether she will win first place.
她是否会取得第一名还不太清楚。
His uncertain temper made him have few friends.
他的脾气令人捉摸不透，因而没什么朋友。
ambiguousadj. 模棱两可的，不明确的
〔辨析〕
尤指可以理解为两种或更多意思，因而含糊不清、不明确的。
〔例证〕
The minister's answer was highly ambiguous.
该部长的回答十分模棱两可。
Her role in the incident was ambiguous.
她在那次事件中的角色并不明确。
该部长的回答十分模棱两可。
Her role in the incident was ambiguous.
她在那次事件中的角色并不明确。
arguableadj. 无把握的，有疑问的
〔辨析〕
指不确定某事是否为真实的或准确的。
〔例证〕
Whether or not he can be elected (as) mayor is arguable.
他是否能被选为市长有待商榷。
It is arguable whether the meeting should have been delayed.
这个会议原本是否应该推迟还是个问题。
他是否能被选为市长有待商榷。
It is arguable whether the meeting should have been delayed.
这个会议原本是否应该推迟还是个问题。
equivocaladj. 模棱两可的，含糊的
〔辨析〕
指所给的信息、意见、答复等故意含糊其词的。
〔例证〕
He was rather equivocal about his working experiences.
他谈到他的工作经历时有点含糊其词。
The answers given by the minister were always equivocal.
那位部长的回答总是模棱两可。
他谈到他的工作经历时有点含糊其词。
The answers given by the minister were always equivocal.
那位部长的回答总是模棱两可。
indefiniteadj. 模糊不清的，不明确的
〔辨析〕
指不确定的、不清楚的或没有明确定义或限定的。
〔例证〕
an indefinite number of people
不确定的人数
These terminologies are so indefinite that they are confusing.
这些专门用语很不明确，令人费解。
不确定的人数
These terminologies are so indefinite that they are confusing.
这些专门用语很不明确，令人费解。
vagueadj. 含糊的，不清楚的，不明确的
〔辨析〕
指提供的信息不够详细或表达的意思不够明确的，也指记忆等不清晰的。
〔例证〕
The mayor gave only a vague outline of his employment plan.
市长只是含糊地大致说了一下他的劳动力就业计划。
The two students were vague about why they had been late.
对于为什么迟到，这两名学生含糊其词。
He had a vague recollection that he had put the key in the drawer.
他隐约记得自己把钥匙放在抽屉里了。
市长只是含糊地大致说了一下他的劳动力就业计划。
The two students were vague about why they had been late.
对于为什么迟到，这两名学生含糊其词。
He had a vague recollection that he had put the key in the drawer.
他隐约记得自己把钥匙放在抽屉里了。
牛津词典
adj.
- （思想上）不清楚的，含糊的，不明确的，模糊的
not clear in a person's mind- to have a vague impression/memory/recollection of sth
对某事印象 / 记忆模糊 - They had only a vague idea where the place was.
他们只是大概知道那个地方的位置。
- to have a vague impression/memory/recollection of sth
- 不具体的；不详细的；粗略的
not having or giving enough information or details about sth- She's a little vague about her plans for next year.
她对她明年的计划不怎么明确。 - The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts.
政界人物的减税承诺言辞含混。 - He was accused of being deliberately vague.
他被指责为故意含糊其辞。 - We had only a vague description of the attacker.
我们只有那个袭击者的粗略描述。
- She's a little vague about her plans for next year.
- 茫然的；糊涂的；心不在焉的
suggesting a lack of clear thought or attention- His vague manner concealed a brilliant mind.
他大智若愚。
- His vague manner concealed a brilliant mind.
- 不清楚的；模糊的；朦胧的
not having a clear shape- In the darkness they could see the vague outline of a church.
他们在黑暗中能看到一座教堂的朦胧轮廓。
- In the darkness they could see the vague outline of a church.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED （文字或言语）含糊的，不明确的，不清楚的
If something written or spoken isvague, 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
- A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general...
- ADJ-GRADED （记忆或想法）模糊的，不清晰的
If you have avaguememory 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。
- They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available...
- ADJ-GRADED 含糊其词的;闪烁其词的
If you arevagueabout 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。
- He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do...
- ADJ-GRADED 思维不清的
If you describe someone asvague, 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。
- She had married a charming but rather vague Englishman...
- ADJ-GRADED （感觉等）轻微的，隐约的
If something such as a feeling isvague, you experience it only slightly.- 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。
- He was conscious of that vague feeling of irritation again...
- ADJ-GRADED （外形或轮廓)模糊的，蒙眬的
Avagueshape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see.- 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。
- He looked at her vague shape through the frosted glass...
双语例句
- A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general
很多话明显是些含糊的泛泛之论。 - 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。 - 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。 - One must not be vague on matters of principle.
在原则问题上不能含糊。 - The majority of patients have vague abdominal pain or discomfort.
多数患者有腹部的隐痛或不适。 - This passage is full of vague generalizations.
这一段写得太抽象了。 - He returned only a vague answer.
他只给了个含糊的回答。 - 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。 - It is no good setting vague and woolly goals — you will not know whether or not you have really achieved them.
树立模糊而不明确的目标是没有用处的——你无法知道自己是否已经达到了目标。 - Christopher's answer was deliberately vague.
克里斯托弗的回答故意模棱两可。