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blur

noun
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[usually singular]
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  1. a shape that you cannot see clearly, often because it is moving too fast（移动的）模糊形状
    • His arm was a rapid blur of movement as he struck.他出击时胳膊快速一晃，令人眼花缭乱。🔊🔊
    • Everything is a blur when I take my glasses off.我摘掉眼镜什么都变得模糊不清。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The object was a dim blur in the moonlight.这个物体在月光下显得暗淡模糊。
    • a blur of colours and patterns模糊的一团颜色和图案
    • a blur of fire and smoke影影绰绰的烟火
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dim
    • faint
    • pale
    • …
    preposition
    • blur of
    phrases
    • be all a bit of a blur
    • be all a blur
    • be just a blur
    • …
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  2. something that you cannot remember clearly模糊的记忆
    • The events of that day were just a blur.那天发生的事只剩一片模糊的记忆。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dim
    • faint
    • pale
    • …
    preposition
    • blur of
    phrases
    • be all a bit of a blur
    • be all a blur
    • be just a blur
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘smear that partially obscures something)’.

blur

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they blur
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he / she / it blurs
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past simple blurred
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past participle blurred
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-ing form blurring
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] if the shape or outline of something blurs, or if something blurs it, it becomes less clear and sharp（使）变得模糊不清
    • The writing blurred and danced before his eyes.字迹变得一片模糊，在他眼前晃动。🔊🔊
    • blur something The mist blurred the edges of the buildings.建筑群在薄雾中若隐若现。🔊🔊
  2. [transitive, intransitive] blur (something) if something blurs your eyes or vision, or your eyes or vision blur, you cannot see things clearly（使）视线模糊；（使）看不清
    • Tears blurred her eyes.泪水模糊了她的视线。🔊🔊
  3. [intransitive, transitive] to become or make it become difficult to recognize a clear difference between things （使）难以区分
    • The differences between art and life seem to have blurred.艺术和生活之间的差别似乎已变得模糊不清。🔊🔊
    • The line between make-believe and reality became increasingly blurred.虚构与现实之间的界限逐渐模糊。
    • blur something She tends to blur the distinction between her friends and her colleagues.她往往将朋友和同事混淆起来。🔊🔊
    • His work has blurred the boundaries between children’s and adults’ fiction.他的作品模糊了儿童小说和成人小说之间的界限。
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘smear that partially obscures something)’.

Blur

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  1. a British pop group, one of the most popular of the Britpop groups of the 1990s. Their most successful albums include Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995) and Think Tank (2003).