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It is unclear whether the meeting will be rescheduled.
目前尚不清楚会议是否会改期。
不清楚的;难懂的;表述不清的
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不清楚的;难懂的;表述不清的
not clear or easy to understand; not well stated or described
It is unclear whether the meeting will be rescheduled.
目前尚不清楚会议是否会改期。
含糊的;可能有多于一种解释的
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
表述不清
poorly stated or described
定义不清或未明确。
Not clearly or explicitly defined.
令人费解
not clear to the mind
The instructions for the assignment were unclear, so I asked the teacher for help.
作业的说明表述不清,所以我向老师求助。
AI contextual example
It is still unclear whether the meeting will be held tomorrow.
明天会议是否举行仍不清楚。
AI contextual example
The photo was so unclear that I couldn't recognize anyone in it.
这张照片太模糊了,我认不出里面的任何人。
AI contextual example
the law itself was unclear on that point
法律本身在这一点上并不明确
WordNet
It is unclear whether the meeting will be rescheduled.
目前尚不清楚会议是否会改期。
The instructions are unclear.
说明不清楚。
通常用于指人对某事不确定。
She was unclear about the exact date.
她对具体日期不清楚。
Not this
I unclear the instructions.
Use this
I don't understand the instructions.
“unclear”是形容词,不能用作动词。应使用动词“understand”或改为“The instructions are unclear.”。
Not this
I am unclear with the rules.
Use this
I am unclear about the rules.
形容词“unclear”后常接介词“about”或“on”,受中文“对……不清楚”的影响,学生常误用“with”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…不清楚
She was unclear about the instructions.
她对指示不清楚。
仍然不清楚
The cause of the accident remains unclear.
事故原因仍然不清楚。
模糊的指示
The manual contained unclear instructions.
手册里有模糊的指示。
不明的原因
He left for an unclear reason.
他因不明原因离开了。
不确定的未来
The company's future is unclear.
公司的未来不确定。
Use unclear naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
un-表示‘不’,clear是‘清楚’,合起来就是‘不清楚’。想象视线模糊,什么都看不清。
该词为中性语域,适用于书面和口语等多种场景,通常描述表述不清或难以理解的事物。
All these words rhyme with the stressed syllable '-clear' in 'unclear', sharing the /ɪr/ sound. Note that spelling may be 'ear' (clear, near, fear, hear) or 'eer' (cheer, deer).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.