| 单词 | in the vague |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the vague a. absol. as n., esp. the vague, the vague aspect or consideration of things. in the vague, in a vague or indefinite state or condition, uncertain; without entering into details or particulars, in general. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > in general [phrase] > in general terms or not in detail in substancec1425 in gross1430 at large1533 generally speaking1549 in generality1563 in the general1584 as to the general1617 in general1621 by and large1707 in the vague1851 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > state of being non-specific > indefiniteness > that which is indefinite indefinite1591 vagueness1838 the vague1851 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. xii. 111 A gifted amiable being,..in danger of dissipating himself into the vague. 1856 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 280 My plans are still in the vague; I feel no haste to ‘see my way’. 1881 D. Masson De Quincey 196 The meaning is all but lost in a mere vague of music. 1882 A. Bain James Mill i. 13 All this is completely in the vague. 1894 Month Oct. 207 We must take them rather in the vague. < as lemmas |
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