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单词 blur
释义 blur
I. \ˈblər+V -ər.; ˈblə̄,+V -ər. also -ə̄r\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle English bleren to blear
1. : a moral stain or blot : blemish
 < these blurs are too apparent in his life — John Milton >
2. : a smear or stain that obscures but does not efface (as one made with ink on paper) : blot
 < the letter was full of blurs >
3.
 a. : a vague, dim, or confused appearance : indistinctness
  < the blur of spring foliage in the southeast — Ellen Glasgow >
 b. : something seen or perceived as vague or lacking definite outline
  < picked up his book and pretended to read, turning the pages and staring at a dim blur of words — Josephine Johnson >
4. : an indistinct somewhat confused sound : hum
 < his voice came clearly through the blur of engines — Vincent McHugh >
II. verb
(blurred ; blurred ; blurring ; blurs)
transitive verb
1. : to obscure, soil, or blemish by smearing (as with ink) : smear
 < his damp fingers blurred the manuscript >
2. : sully, stain, blot
 < his reputation was blurred >
: blemish
 < an act that blurs the grace and blush of modesty — Shakespeare >
3. : to make dim, indistinct, or vague in outline or character
 < the needs of association blurred the peculiarities among Dane and Swede and Norwegian — Oscar Handlin >
 < with memory blurring out all but the high light — Ernest Beaglehole >
4. : to make dim, imperfect, or confused (as the senses or mental faculties) : dim, darken
 < in her nineties time had begun to blur her senses — W.A.White >
intransitive verb
1. : to make blurs
 < the moths tapped and blurred at the window screen — R.P.Warren >
2. : to become vague, indistinct, or indefinite : dim
 < the distinctions of politics in both countries tend to blur — Frank Gorrell >
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