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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blur1 /blɜː $ blɜːr/ ●○○ noun [countable usually singular]  1 CFCLEAR/EASY TO SEEa shape that you cannot see clearly 模糊不清的事物blur of I saw the blur of the car as it passed in front of me. 汽车从我面前驶过,我只看到一个模糊的影子。 The island was a blur through misty rain. 小岛在蒙蒙烟雨中影影绰绰。2 REMEMBERsomething that you cannot remember clearly 模糊的记忆,记不清的事情 The days before the accident were a blur. 出事以前的那些日子只剩一片模糊的记忆。
Examples from the Corpus
blurWe are not content to leave the universe in a blur.It was a blur, his crying, just like when you go to a hospital to get stitches.The rest of the tour goes by in a gray, drizzly blur.He was unbelievably quick, his hands, feet blurs in the high roof wind.Or perhaps this is just the wisdom of hindsight, a rosy blur of sentiment cast by nostalgia over the scene.She could see nothing except a vivid scarlet blur, the colour of a London bus.Below, in the garden, she saw the blur of white.
blur2 ●○○ verb (blurred, blurring) [intransitive, transitive]  1 CLEAR/EASY TO SEEto become difficult to see, or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear (使)〔某物〕模糊不清 The street lights were blurred by the fog. 街灯在迷雾的笼罩下十分昏暗。 Many of the details in the picture are blurred. 照片中的许多细节部分都模糊了。2 to be unable to see clearly (使)视线模糊,(使)看不清楚 Tears blurred her eyes. 泪水模糊了她的双眼。 His vision was blurred. 他的视线模糊了。3 LIKE/SIMILARto make the difference between two ideas, subjects etc less clear (使)〔想法、主题等〕难以区分,模糊 His films blur the boundaries between fact and fiction. 他的电影模糊了虚实的界限。 The design of the conservatory is meant to blur the distinction between the house and the garden. 这个暖房的设计意在把房子和花园融合起来。blurry adjective a few blurry photos of their holiday 他们度假时拍的几张模糊的照片 blurred→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
blurThe difference between male and female roles within the house has become blurred.In the above account the distinction between changes in money wages and changes in real wages has been deliberately blurred.The glitter of the street-lights on the damp tarmac was blurred by the thickening fog.There was a lake and a sweep of land blurring into mountains.Sin has certainly spoiled and blurred it, but man remains a reasoning, moral, creative creature.These all look like important questions but, once again, the methodology of state-centrism serves to blur rather than clarify the issues.The show blurs the difference between education and entertainment.His novels tend to blur the distinctions between reality and fantasy.Problems with the mirrors blurred the telescope's view.blurred ... eyesShe tried to keep her blurred eyes focused on the sky.
nBlur  na British popular music group whose singer is Damon Albarn, and whose music is an example of britpop. Their songs include Girls and Boys and Parklife.Origin blur2 (1500-1600) Probably from blear; → BLEARY
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a British popular music group whose singer is Damon Albarn, and whose music is an example of Britpop. Their songs include Girls and Boys and Parklife.


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blur1 /blɜː $ blɜːr/ noun [countable usually singular]
1. a shape that you cannot see clearly
    blur of
    I saw the blur of the car as it passed in front of me.
    The island was a blur through misty rain.
2. something that you cannot remember clearly:
    The days before the accident were a blur.

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blur2 verb (past tense and past participle blurred, present participle blurring) [intransitive and transitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Probably from blear; bleary
1. to become difficult to see, or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear:
    The street lights were blurred by the fog.
    Many of the details in the picture are blurred.
2. to be unable to see clearly:
    Tears blurred her eyes.
    His vision was blurred.
3. to make the difference between two ideas, subjects etc less clear:
    His films blur the boundaries between fact and fiction.
    The design of the conservatory is meant to blur the distinction between the house and the garden.
—blurry adjective:
    a few blurry photos of their holiday
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blurBrE /blɜː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /blɜːr/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] 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。🔊🔊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。🔊🔊
blurBrE /blɜː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /blɜːr/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they blur BrE /blɜː(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /blɜːr/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it blurs BrE /blɜːz/ 🔊 NAmE /blɜːrz/ 🔊past simple blurred BrE /blɜːd/ 🔊 NAmE /blɜːrd/ 🔊past participle blurred BrE /blɜːd/ 🔊 NAmE /blɜːrd/ 🔊 -ing form blurring BrE /ˈblɜːrɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈblɜːrɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] if the shape or outline of sth blurs, or if sth 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。🔊🔊~ sth The mist blurred the edges of the buildings. 建筑群在薄雾中若隐若现。🔊🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) if sth 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 sth become difficult to distinguish clearly (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。🔊🔊~ sth 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。🔊🔊