"uncertain as to specifics," 1540s, from Middle French vague "empty, vacant; wild, uncultivated; wandering" (13c.), from Latin vagus "strolling, wandering, rambling," figuratively "vacillating, uncertain," of unknown origin. Related: Vagueness.
实用例句
1. 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。
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2. 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。
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3. 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。
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4. He was vague, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do.