hazily

/ˈheɪzɪli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈheɪzɪli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhāzə̇lē -li/ (ame, mw)

hazily — adverb

1. if you remember, recall, or understand something hazily, the details are fuzzy i

1.副詞C1
釋義

if you remember, recall, or understand something hazily, the details are fuzzy in your mind — you have only a vague impression rather than a clear picture.

例句

Brandon could only hazily remember the name of his kindergarten teacher.

hazily + remember for fuzzy memory

Paloma hazily recalled meeting Iker at a party years ago.

hazily + recall for distant memory

同義詞
  • vaguely

    more common; covers both memory and understanding without implying mist or fog

  • dimly

    literary; suggests a faint trace of memory rather than fuzziness

  • faintly

    weaker still; the memory is barely present

反義詞
  • clearly

    the memory or understanding is sharp and detailed

  • vividly

    the memory is intense and lifelike

文法句型

verb + hazily

hazily + past participle

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person; the verb typically describes a mental act (remember, recall, recollect, understand). Distinguish from sense 2, which describes physical visibility, not mental clarity.

常見錯誤

❌I hazily saw the answer to the question.
✅I vaguely knew the answer to the question.
💡for unclear understanding, use 'vaguely', not 'hazily'; 'hazily' here would suggest physical sight, not knowledge.

2. if something is seen or shown hazily, the air between you and it — mist, smoke,

2.副詞C1
釋義

if something is seen or shown hazily, the air between you and it — mist, smoke, heat shimmer — blurs the view so the edges look soft and indistinct.

例句

The harbour lights glowed hazily through the early morning fog.

glow + hazily through + atmospheric layer

From the rooftop, the distant mountains rose hazily above the city smog.

rise + hazily for blurred distance

同義詞
  • mistily

    specifically through mist; narrower than 'hazily'

  • dimly

    low light rather than atmospheric blur

  • indistinctly

    more formal; no implication of mist or heat

反義詞
  • clearly

    the view is sharp and unobstructed

  • sharply

    edges and details are crisp

文法句型

verb + hazily

be + seen + hazily

用法筆記

Subject is usually something visible at a distance or through a medium (fog, smoke, steam, heat). Often paired with a prepositional phrase naming what blurs the view ('through the mist', 'under the sun'). Contrast with sense 1, which is about memory, not vision.

常見錯誤

❌The room was painted hazily in blue.
✅The room was painted in a hazy blue.
💡'hazily' modifies how something is seen, not how it is painted; use the adjective 'hazy' for a soft, blurred colour.