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.
مثالها
3 از 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.
خانواده کلمه
راهنمای حفظ
Think of 'Blue' paint 'Blurring' into a puddle of water; the color spreads and the edges of the drop disappear.
آزمون سریع
The constant movement of the dancers seemed to _______ the colors of their costumes into a single vibrant stream.
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پاسخ صحیح این است: blur
مثالها
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.
خانواده کلمه
ترکیبهای رایج
عبارات رایج
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
اغلب اشتباه گرفته میشود با
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.
نکات کاربردی
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.
اشتباهات رایج
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.
راهنمای حفظ
Think of 'Blue' paint 'Blurring' into a puddle of water; the color spreads and the edges of the drop disappear.
ریشه کلمه
Derived from the 16th-century English word probably related to 'bleren', meaning to have watery or dim eyes, or to deceive.
الگوهای دستوری
آزمون سریع
The constant movement of the dancers seemed to _______ the colors of their costumes into a single vibrant stream.
درسته!
پاسخ صحیح این است: blur
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