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ill-defined

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌill-deˈfined adjective  1 CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDnot described clearly enough 不清楚的,不明确的 Some jobs in the company are pretty ill-defined. 公司里的一些工作职能很不明确。2 CLEAR/EASY TO SEEnot clearly marked, or not having a clear shape 不分明的;轮廓模糊不清的 SYN indistinct The borders were vague and ill-defined. 边界模糊,界定不明。
Examples from the Corpus
ill-definedThe procedures are ill-defined and completely untested.With other semi-regular stars, the periods are so ill-defined as to be barely recognizable, and sometimes the fluctuations become random.an ill-defined borderI will seek to show that it is confined within narrow, if ill-defined, bounds.She shivered at some ill-defined idea, drifting past out of reach, in the foggy recesses of her mind.Government documents and official statements concerning integration are replete with romantic and ill-defined language.Above the scoop neckline of her peacock blue dress, an ill-defined rash of mottled pink broke out, then faded.The few planetaries bright enough to be seen with binoculars show up in the guise of dim, ill-defined stars.They constitute an assortment of ill-defined symptoms that affect people in different ways and to different extents.
ˌill-deˈfined adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus enough not clearly described


ill-defined
ˌill-deˈfined adjective
1. not described clearly enough:
    Some jobs in the company are pretty ill-defined.
2. not clearly marked, or not having a clear shape
   SYN  indistinct:
    The borders were vague and ill-defined.


ill-definedBrE /ˌɪl dɪˈfaɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪl dɪˈfaɪnd/ 🔊 adjectivenot clearly described 不清楚的;含混的an ill-defined role不明确的角色not clearly marked or easy to see 轮廓不清的;不明显的an ill-defined path若隐若现的小径 OPP well defined