blur
/blɜː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /blɜːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblər/ (ame, mw) · /blɜːr/ (bre, ipa) · /blɝː/ (ame, ipa)
blur — noun
1. a shape, person, or thing seen without clear edges or detail.
a shape, person, or thing seen without clear edges or detail.
Without my glasses, the bus number is only a blur.
pattern: be a blur
Through the rainy window, the mountains looked like a blue blur.
A white blur shot across the road before Kofi could brake.
On the old TV, the runner became a blur near the finish.
文法句型
be a blur
become a blur
用法筆記
Common for things seen quickly, from far away, or through rain, glass, or poor eyesight. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about memory rather than sight.
2. an event, period, or idea that remains in your mind only vaguely.
an event, period, or idea that remains in your mind only vaguely.
The night after surgery is just a blur in Priya's memory.
pattern: a blur in someone's memory
After three exams, Sunday afternoon passed in a tired blur.
pattern: pass in a blur
Most of kindergarten is a blur to Diego now.
For Mei, the teacher's long explanation became a blur of new words.
文法句型
be a blur to someone
pass in a blur
a blur of + plural noun
用法筆記
Often describes memories of a busy, shocking, or tiring time. Unlike sense 1, this sense does not refer to something you are literally looking at.
blur — verb
1. to lose clear shape, or to make something lose clear shape.
to lose clear shape, or to make something lose clear shape.
Tears blurred Noa's view of the stage during the final song.
pattern: blur someone's view
The photo blurred when Ravi moved the phone too quickly.
intransitive: the photo blurred
Steam from the soup blurred the kitchen window.
As the train pulled away, Hana's face began to blur.
文法句型
blur something
something blurs
blur someone's vision
用法筆記
Common with eyes, vision, windows, screens, faces, and photographs. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about abstract differences or truth rather than literal sight.
常見錯誤
2. to make a difference, boundary, or truth seem less exact.
to make a difference, boundary, or truth seem less exact.
The ad blurs the line between news and sales talk.
pattern: blur the line between A and B
Working at home can blur the boundary between job and family life.
collocation: blur the boundary between
Omar's friendly tone blurred the fact that he was refusing us.
In the novel, dreams and memory blur until readers doubt every scene.
- clarify
make the meaning or truth easier to judge
- separate
keep two things distinct
- distinguish
show the difference clearly
文法句型
blur the line between A and B
blur the distinction between A and B
A and B blur
用法筆記
Usually takes objects like 'line', 'boundary', 'distinction', or 'truth'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about unclear judgment, categories, or facts, not eyesight.