音标:[æm'bigjuәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
a. 不明确的, 模棱两可的
[法] 意思含糊的, 模棱两可的, 暧昧的
a. having more than one possible meaning
s. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

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ambiguous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He gave us an ambiguous answer .他给了我们一个模棱两可的答复。
  2. In fact, your ambiguous words amount to a refusal.实际上,你说的那些模棱两可的话等于是拒绝。
  3. Her account was deliberately ambiguous.她的陈述故意含混不清。
  4. Why are you always so ambiguous about this problem?为什么你总是对这个问题含糊不清?

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. It's an ambiguous statement.这是一个含混不清的说法。
  2. This is an ambiguous sentence.这是个歧义句。
  3. “Indian” is an ambiguous word because it can refer to an American Indian or a native of India. “Indian”是个意义不明确的词,因为它既可以指一个美国印第安人,又可以指印度人。
  4. He began to use ambiguous language.他开始隐约其词起来。
  5. He kept making ambiguous remarks instead of straight forward yes-or-no replies.他连续地讲些模棱两可的话,而不是作出明确的肯定或否定的回答。
  6. It was hoped that he would clarify the ambiguous remarks he made earlier.希望他能澄清以前做出的含糊言论。
  7. That's a rather ambiguous answer—what exactly do you mean?那是个非常含糊的回答,你到底意思如何?
  8. They've always had ambiguous feelings about whether or not they should have children.他们对于是否应该有孩子这一问题的想法总是不明确。
n. +~
  1. There is nothing ambiguous in his answer.他的答案清楚明白。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. The title of this chapter is ambiguous.这一章的标题含意模糊。
  2. The wording of the agreement is ambiguous, so both interpretations are valid.协议的措词很含糊,因此两种解释均有效。
  3. The wording of the law is highly ambiguous.这项法律的措词非常含糊。
  4. His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.他对我的问题回答得有些含糊。
  5. Her account was deliberately ambiguous.她的陈述故意含混不清。
  6. His role has always been ambiguous.他的作用一直不明确。
  7. Their position in society remains ambiguous.他们在社会中的位置仍不明确。
S+be+~+ prep. -phrase
  1. This sentence is ambiguous in sense.这个句子意思不清楚。
  2. The government has been ambiguous on this issue.政府在这一问题上模棱两可。
S+be+~+to- v
  1. Her speech was deliberately ambiguous to avoid offending either side.她的演讲故意含糊其词,以免冒犯任何一方。
用作宾语补足语S+V+O+~
  1. In explaining his stand, he only made everything more ambiguous than it had been to begin with.在解释他的立场时,他只是将一切都搞得比开始时更加含混不清。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • ambiguous answer模棱两可的回答
  • ambiguous attitude暧昧的态度
  • ambiguous character难以捉摸的人
  • ambiguous future不明朗的前景
  • ambiguous gesture用意含糊的手势
  • ambiguous glance意向不明的一瞥
  • ambiguous insect难以归类的昆虫
  • ambiguous position暧昧的立场
  • ambiguous reply模棱两可的回答
  • ambiguous sentence歧义句
  • ambiguous shape模糊的形状
  • ambiguous smile用意含糊的微笑
  • ambiguous statement模棱两可的说法
~+介词
  • sentence ambiguous in sense意义含糊的句子

经典引文

  • Even the most dexterous distances of the old masters..are ambiguous.

    出自:J. Ruskin

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