vague
音标发音
- 英式音标 [veɪɡ]
- 美式音标 [veɪɡ]
- 国际音标 [veiɡ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 模糊的；含糊的；不明确的；暧昧的
- n. (Vague)人名；(法)瓦格；(英)韦格
词源解说
- 16世纪40年代进入英语，直接源自古法语的vague；最初源自拉丁语的vagus，意为漫步，犹豫。
词根记忆
- vag(漫游) + ue→思路四处游走→模糊的，含糊的
- vag(漂泊) + ue→到处漂泊，没有目的地→不明确的
- vag(漫游) + ue→思路四处漫游→模糊的；不明确的
- 有时候时尚(vogue)让人很茫然(vague)
- vag(游移) + ue→游移不定的→模糊的
- vag(=vaga，漫游) + ue→想法总像是在漫游→含糊的，不清楚的
同根派生
- vague
英汉例句
- Through the mist I could just make out a vague figure.
透过雾霭,我只能看见一个模糊的人影。 - The final letter is very vague; possibly an R or a K.
最后一个字母很不清楚,可能是R,也可能是K。 - They were vague and evasive about their backgrounds.
他们对各自的背景含含糊糊,闪烁其词。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
用作表语: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
词组短语
- vague language 模糊语;模糊用语;英汉对比
- vague convergence 不梅收敛
- vague plans 不明确的计划
- vague words 模糊词语;模糊词
- vague e 模糊的;含糊的;模糊不清的;通常作比喻用
短语
英英字典
- not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided
- If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly.
- vaguely
- If you have a vague memory or idea of something, the memory or idea is not clear.
- vaguely
- If you are vague about something, you deliberately do not tell people much about it.
- If something such as a feeling is vague, you experience it only slightly.
- A vague shape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see.
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专业释义
- 模糊的；含糊的；不明确的；暧昧的
- 无定向的;模糊的