nebulous

英 [ˈnebjələs]

美 [ˈnebjələs]

adj.  模糊的; 不清楚的

GRETEM8

BNC.19603 / COCA.19938

牛津词典

adj.

• 模糊的；不清楚的
  not clear
  1. a nebulous concept
     模糊的概念

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 模糊的;蒙的
  If you describe something asnebulous, you mean that it is vague and not clearly defined or not easy to describe.
  1. The notions we children were able to form of the great world beyond were exceedingly nebulous...
     我们这些孩子所能形成的对外部世界的认识是非常模糊的。
  2. Music is such a nebulous thing.
     音乐是如此蒙之物。

双语例句

• A concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept.
  一个模糊概念的具体化形象。
• Work-life balance is one of the nebulous concepts the OECD's Better Life Index hopes to quantify.
  如何平衡生活和工作是经合组织幸福指数想量化的模糊概念之一。
• Distinct from this sort of cut-and-dried product placement, however, is a more nebulous deal that involves the use of items selected by the costume designer, which may or may not make it into the film's final cut.
  和这种老套的植入式广告不同的，是一种更为朦胧的交易，即使用经电影服装设计师挑选的物品，这种物品最终可能会保留在剪辑后的影片里，也可能不会。
• Nebulous ideas, plans, concepts, etc.
  模糊的思想、计画、概念等。
• Ideas of fairness in taxation are usually nebulous.
  公平这一概念在税收领域一向是模糊不清的。
• Nevertheless, something nebulous, preoccupied, vague, in his bearing and regard, marked him as one who probably had no very definite aim or concern about his material future.
  尽管如此，在他的神态和目光里，隐藏着某种混乱、模糊和心不在焉的东西，叫人一看就知道他这个人也许对未来的物质生活，既没有明确的目标，也不怎么关心。
• I thought his plans were pretty nebulous.
  我认为他的计划相当含糊。
• Leaders agreed to sweeping plans on financial regulation, but the details remain conveniently nebulous.
  各国领导人就金融监管的总体计划达成了一致意见，但细节的实用性上仍有些含糊不清。
• The notions we children were able to form of the great world beyond were exceedingly nebulous
  我们这些孩子所能形成的对外部世界的认识是非常模糊的。
• The nebulous concept of component has a formal, well-defined meaning in the context of this system.
  组件这一模糊的概念在这个系统中具有了正式的、明确界定的含义。