blur
To make something become unclear or less distinct, either physically by losing sharp edges or conceptually by making the differences between two things less obvious. It often refers to the merging of categories or the loss of visual focus.
Beispiele
3 von 5The heavy rain began to blur the driver's vision, making it dangerous to continue.
The rain made the driver's sight unclear, which was unsafe.
The witness's conflicting statements only serve to blur the facts of the case.
The witness's words make the truth of the situation harder to see.
After three glasses of wine, the events of the evening started to blur together.
After drinking, the person could not remember the events clearly or separately.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Blue' paint 'Blurring' into a puddle of water; the color spreads and the edges of the drop disappear.
Schnelles Quiz
The constant movement of the dancers seemed to _______ the colors of their costumes into a single vibrant stream.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: blur
Beispiele
The heavy rain began to blur the driver's vision, making it dangerous to continue.
everydayThe rain made the driver's sight unclear, which was unsafe.
The witness's conflicting statements only serve to blur the facts of the case.
formalThe witness's words make the truth of the situation harder to see.
After three glasses of wine, the events of the evening started to blur together.
informalAfter drinking, the person could not remember the events clearly or separately.
Recent technological advancements often blur the boundaries between biological and artificial intelligence.
academicTechnology makes it hard to distinguish between human and machine intelligence.
The rise of remote work has continued to blur the distinction between professional and personal time.
businessWorking from home has made the line between work life and home life less clear.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
blur the lines between
to make it difficult to tell where one thing ends and another begins
everything is a blur
a situation where things happened so fast they cannot be remembered clearly
blur out
to intentionally make part of an image unreadable or unrecognizable
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Blur refers to visual or conceptual lack of clarity; slur refers to unclear speech or an insulting remark.
To blur is to make edges fuzzy or merge things; to obscure is to hide something completely from view.
Nutzungshinweise
In C1 academic writing, 'blur' is frequently used as a transitive verb to describe how two distinct theories, categories, or social roles are becoming harder to tell apart. In physical descriptions, it is often used intransitively to describe vision failing.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often forget to double the 'r' when writing 'blurred' or 'blurring'. Also, do not use 'blur' when you simply mean 'forget'; use it when the memories feel mixed together.
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Blue' paint 'Blurring' into a puddle of water; the color spreads and the edges of the drop disappear.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the 16th-century English word probably related to 'bleren', meaning to have watery or dim eyes, or to deceive.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The constant movement of the dancers seemed to _______ the colors of their costumes into a single vibrant stream.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: blur
Ähnliche Regeln
Verwandtes Vokabular
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to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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