ambiguous

US [æmˈbɪɡjuəs]
UK [æm'bɪɡjuəs]
  • adj.模棱两可的；含混不清的；多义的；不明确的
  • Web含糊的；模糊的；暧昧的

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ambiguous
adj.
1.
模棱两可的；含混不清的；多义的that can be understood in more than one way; having different meanings
an ambiguous word/term/statement
模棱两可的词╱用语╱说法
Her account was deliberately ambiguous.
她的陈述故意含混不清。
2.
不明确的not clearly stated or defined
His role has always been ambiguous.
他的角色一直不明确。

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AllAll,模棱两可的模棱两可的,含混不清的含混不清的,多义的多义的,不明确的不明确的,含糊的含糊的,模糊的模糊的,暧昧的暧昧的
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1.
His ambiguous directions confused me , we did not know which of the two roads to take .
他模棱两可的指导，让我们很迷茫，不知道要怎么办。
tā mó léng liǎng kě de zhǐ dǎo , ràng wǒ men hěn mí máng , bù zhī dào yào zěn me bàn 。
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2.
Even if as for is not at a loss for words, also can only be ambiguous at least.
即使不至于张口结舌，至少也只能含含糊糊。
jí shǐ bú zhì yú zhāng kǒu jié shé , zhì shǎo yě zhǐ néng hán hán hú hu 。
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3.
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。
xī wàng tā néng chéng qīng yǐ qián zuò chū de hán hu yán lùn 。
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4.
Nixon said little, and what he said was ambiguous-a sure sign to anyone familiar with his methods that he meant to stick with his decision.
尼克松说得很少，说也是模棱两可--任何熟悉他的做法的人都知道这是他决心坚持自己的决定的明确无误的迹象。
ní kè sōng shuō de hěn shǎo , shuō yě shì mó léng liǎng kě - - rèn hé shú xī tā de zuò fǎ de rén dōu zhī dào zhè shì tā jué xīn jiān chí zì jǐ de jué dìng de míng què wú wù de jì xiàng 。
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5.
By keeping your communications implicit and ambiguous, she can figure it out for herself.
通过保持你的通讯含蓄和模棱两可的话，她可以为自己的数字出来。
tōng guò bǎo chí nǐ de tōng xùn hán xù hé mó léng liǎng kě de huà , tā kě yǐ wèi zì jǐ de shù zì chū lái 。
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Do not like the truth is to be transferred with an ambiguous situation.
真情是不喜欢暧昧地被调着情。
zhēn qíng shì bù xǐ huan ài mèi de bèi diào zhe qíng 。
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7.
"It would be ambiguous to hide or minimize what we believe, " he said. "It's not meant to be divisive or polemical. "
“隐藏或者贬低我们的信仰会让事情变得含糊不清，”他说道，“但这不意味着将挑起纷争，导致不和。”
" yǐn cáng huò zhě biǎn dī wǒ men de xìn yǎng huì ràng shì qíng biàn de hán hu bù qīng , " tā shuō dào , " dàn zhè bù yì wèi zhe jiāng tiǎo qǐ fēn zhēng , dǎo zhì bù hé 。 "
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The agreement would be deliberately ambiguous, allowing China to maintain that it had not recognised Japanese claims.
这一协议应该是有意模棱两可，让中方可以坚称没有认可日本的说法。
zhè yī xié yì yīng gāi shì yǒu yì mó léng liǎng kě , ràng zhōng fāng kě yǐ jiān chēng méi yǒu rèn kě rì běn de shuō fǎ 。
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one of the drawbacks of the Holy See's ambiguous situation: it enjoys many of the privileges of a state while also speaking for a faith.
这些困窘突显出圣座暧昧身分——它享有一个国家的许多特权，同时也代表了一种信仰——的一种缺陷。
zhè xiē kùn jiǒng tū xiǎn chū shèng zuò ài mèi shēn fèn —— tā xiǎng yǒu yī gè guó jiā de xǔ duō tè quán , tóng shí yě dài biǎo le yī zhǒng xìn yǎng — — de yī zhǒng quē xiàn 。
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10.
His ambiguous directions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
他那模棱两可的指点把我们引错了方向；我们不知道该走哪一条路。
tā nà mó léng liǎng kě de zhǐ diǎn bǎ wǒ men yǐn cuò le fāng xiàng ; wǒ men bù zhī dào gāi zǒu nǎ yī tiáo lù 。
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