blurred

/blɜːd/ (bre, ipa) · /blɜːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblərd/ (ame, mw)

blurred — 形容詞

1. not easy to make out because the edges or details do not stand out clearly.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

模糊的

影像或輪廓看不清楚

not easy to make out because the edges or details do not stand out clearly.

例句

The mountain looked blurred through the wet bus window.

山景透過濕濕的公車窗看起來很模糊。

pattern: look blurred through [surface]

A blurred photo of the dog hung on Noa's fridge.

Noa 的冰箱上貼著一張狗的模糊照片。

collocation: blurred photo

同義詞
  • blurry

    more everyday, especially for photos or screens

  • hazy

    often suggests mist, smoke, or weak focus

  • indistinct

    more formal and common in careful description

反義詞
  • sharp

    showing clear detail

  • clear

    easy to see without confusion

  • focused

    showing correct visual focus

文法句型

blurred photo

blurred image

look blurred

be blurred

用法筆記

Often used for pictures, outlines, or things seen through rain, glass, or movement.

2. not clearly separated in your mind, so a memory, meaning, or difference is hard

2.形容詞C1
釋義

難分清

差別或界線不清楚

not clearly separated in your mind, so a memory, meaning, or difference is hard to tell apart.

例句

After the crash, details of the morning were blurred in Omar's mind.

車禍後，Omar 對那天早上的細節記得很模糊。

pattern: details were blurred in [person]'s mind

In the small office, the boundary between sales and support became blurred.

在那間小辦公室裡，業務和客服之間的分工變得模糊了。

同義詞
  • vague

    stresses lack of exact shape or meaning

  • unclear

    the broad everyday choice

  • confused

    stronger; suggests mixed or disordered ideas

反義詞
  • distinct

    clearly separate from something else

  • clear-cut

    showing a firm and easy distinction

文法句型

blurred memory

blurred line between A and B

become blurred

blurred together

用法筆記

Often used with nouns like 'line', 'boundary', 'difference', or 'memory'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about what the eyes see, and sense 3, which is about the viewer's sight.

常見錯誤

❌The answer was blurred, so I asked again.
✅The answer was unclear, so I asked again.
💡this sense fits memories, boundaries, and differences more naturally than a direct reply.

3. describing sight that is not focused well enough for you to see things plainly.

3.形容詞B2
釋義

看不清

視線模糊，無法看清

describing sight that is not focused well enough for you to see things plainly.

例句

After the eyedrops, Ravi's vision stayed blurred for an hour.

點完眼藥水後，Ravi 的視線持續模糊了一個小時。

collocation: vision stayed blurred

Leila stopped driving because everything beyond the lights looked blurred.

Leila 因為燈光外的一切都看起來模糊不清，只好把車停下來。

pattern: everything looked blurred

同義詞
  • unfocused

    stresses that the eyes are not seeing sharply

  • misty

    often used when sight seems covered by tears or illness

  • out of focus

    common phrase for sight that is not sharp

反義詞
  • clear

    easy to see sharply

  • sharp

    showing fine detail clearly

文法句型

vision is blurred

everything looks blurred

sight becomes blurred

用法筆記

Most often used with 'vision', 'sight', or 'everything'. Distinguish from sense 1: here the problem is your eyesight, not the object itself.

常見錯誤

❌My eyes are blurred today.
✅My vision is blurred today.
💡English usually describes the sight or vision, not the eyes themselves.