blur

noun

/blɜː(r)/

/blɜːr/

[usually singular]

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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘smear that partially obscures something)’.

verb

/blɜː(r)/

/blɜːr/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blur	/blɜː(r)/ /blɜːr/
he / she / it blurs	/blɜːz/ /blɜːrz/
past simple blurred	/blɜːd/ /blɜːrd/
past participle blurred	/blɜːd/ /blɜːrd/
-ing form blurring	/ˈblɜːrɪŋ/ /ˈblɜːrɪŋ/

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[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。
[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。
[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。

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘smear that partially obscures something)’.

Blur

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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).模糊：英国的流行乐团，是1990年代最流行的英国流行乐团之一。他们最成功的专辑包括Parklife（1994），The Great Escape（1995）和Think Tank（2003）。