hazily

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

hazily — 副詞

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

1.副詞C1
釋義

模糊地

記憶或理解不清晰、缺乏細節

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.

Brandon 只能模糊地想起幼稚園老師的名字。

hazily + remember for fuzzy memory

Paloma hazily recalled meeting Iker at a party years ago.

Paloma 模糊地記得多年前在派對上認識 Iker。

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

朦朧地

因霧、煙或熱氣而看不清楚

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.

港邊的燈光在清晨的霧中朦朧地發亮。

glow + hazily through + atmospheric layer

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

從屋頂望去,遠山在城市的煙塵上方朦朧地浮現。

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.