Vague

　　模糊的 not clear in shape or form

　　含糊的,不明确的,不清楚的 not clearly expressed or perceived

　　不具体的,不精确的 not specific or exact; imprecise

　　同义词

　　a. dim，faint，obscure，undefined

　　反义词

　　a. defined

　　词汇辨析

　　dark，dim，black，gloomy，obscure，vague，grey

　　这些形容词都含有 完全地或不完全地缺少光亮 之意。

　　dark 最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。

　　dim 指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。

　　black 侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。

　　gloomy 指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。

　　obscure 指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。

　　vague 通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。

　　grey 与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。

　　参考例句

　　1. This foundation was not only vague but inelastic.

　　这个基础不仅是含糊的，而且是僵硬的。

　　2. Since the summit, the demands have become more concrete and talk of aid even more vague.

　　从这次峰会以后，需求越发具体，而关于援助的讲话变得更加含糊。

　　3. This Image, which we call a vision, may be as vague as a dream or as precise as a goal or a mission statement.

　　这个前景 我们称之作理想 可能像梦想一样模糊，也可能像一个目标或者公司的使命表述一样精确

　　词汇辨析

　　1.ADJ If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly. 含糊的

　　例：A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general.

　　这次会谈的许多内容显然是含糊而笼统的。

　　例：The description was pretty vague.

　　这项描述是相当含糊的。

　　2.vaguely ADV 含糊地

　　例： Im not sure, Liz said vaguely.

　　我不能肯定， 莉兹含糊地说。

　　3.ADJ If you have a vague memory or idea of something, the memory or idea is not clear. 模糊的

　　例：They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.

　　他们对于可用水量只有一点模糊的了解。

　　4.vaguely ADV 模糊地

　　例：Judith could vaguely remember her mother lying on the sofa.

　　朱迪斯能够模糊地记得她母亲当时正躺在沙发上。

　　5.ADJ If you are vague about something, you deliberately do not tell people much about it. 含糊其辞的

　　例：He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do.

　　然而，他对于美国军队真正可能做什么却含糊其辞。

　　6.ADJ If something such as a feeling is vague, you experience it only slightly. 轻微的

　　例：He was conscious of that vague feeling of irritation again.

　　他又一次感到微微有些恼火。

　　7.ADJ A vague shape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see. 模糊不清的

　　例：The bus was a vague shape in the distance.

　　远处的那辆公共汽车只是一个模糊不清的轮廓。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　At the back of his mind was the vague idea that he had met her before.

　　他隐隐约约地觉得以前曾经见过她。

　　She is so vague that I can never understand what she is trying to say.

　　她说话含含糊糊，我怎么也听不明白她想说些什么。

　　His vague ideas crystallized into a definite plan.

　　他那些模糊的想法变成了一个明确的计划。

　　Im quite vague about what happened.

　　我对发生的事很不了解。

　　His vague reply disconcerted us completely.

　　他那含糊的回答弄得我们很为难。