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单词 unfocus
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Definition of unfocus in English:

unfocus

verbunfocussing, unfocused, unfocussed, unfocusses, unfocusing, unfocusesʌnˈfəʊkəsˌənˈfōkəs
  • 1Make or become blurred or unable to see clearly.

    with object I found it helpful to slightly unfocus my eyes
    no object my vision unfocused and I held on to the table for fear of falling off my chair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His eyes unfocus for a moment.
    • Even now, I need only unfocus slightly to visualize the flowers and makeshift altars on the steps.
    • Lauren frowns slightly, gaze unfocusing a little, apparently in thought.
    • Evander unfocused his eyes from the street below and after a few blurry seconds, refocused them to catch his own reflection in the window pane.
    • I can read the process in his eyes, which focus and unfocus repeatedly.
    • Her eyes had a tendency to unfocus.
    • She shook me hard enough to make my eyes unfocus.
    • His eyes seemed to unfocus for a moment, then he blinked and looked up at them.
    • Of course they can always deliberately unfocus their eyes, but that's something they have to work at.
    • He used hazy gray tones and smudged his images somewhat, as if to unfocus a photograph.
    • I stared at the album until my eyes unfocused the way Coltrane's saxophone does on the cover.
    • You should not focus your eye on the reflection of the light on the cab, let your eye unfocus and wander to see imperfections.
    Synonyms
    make indistinct, make vague, soften
  • 2with object Cause to lose concentration or attention.

    it might unfocus the jury and distract it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If he could unfocus, even by a small degree, their assessment of his potential, one day it might serve him.
    • I wondered if the whole tale was a Cambridge lie, designed to unsettle and unfocus us.
    • Multiplicity of input can have the effect of unfocusing the project or directing it along an undesirable tangent.
    • I've focused my will on something, now I'm supposed to unfocus it and forget that I ever wanted it.
    • In order not to unfocus the argument I will bypass many of these and return to those which directly follow my first question.

Definition of unfocus in US English:

unfocus

verbˌənˈfōkəs
  • 1Make or become blurred or unable to see clearly.

    with object I found it helpful to slightly unfocus my eyes
    no object my vision unfocused and I held on to the table for fear of falling off my chair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I stared at the album until my eyes unfocused the way Coltrane's saxophone does on the cover.
    • Lauren frowns slightly, gaze unfocusing a little, apparently in thought.
    • You should not focus your eye on the reflection of the light on the cab, let your eye unfocus and wander to see imperfections.
    • Evander unfocused his eyes from the street below and after a few blurry seconds, refocused them to catch his own reflection in the window pane.
    • He used hazy gray tones and smudged his images somewhat, as if to unfocus a photograph.
    • His eyes seemed to unfocus for a moment, then he blinked and looked up at them.
    • Her eyes had a tendency to unfocus.
    • His eyes unfocus for a moment.
    • Even now, I need only unfocus slightly to visualize the flowers and makeshift altars on the steps.
    • Of course they can always deliberately unfocus their eyes, but that's something they have to work at.
    • I can read the process in his eyes, which focus and unfocus repeatedly.
    • She shook me hard enough to make my eyes unfocus.
    Synonyms
    make indistinct, make vague, soften
  • 2with object Cause to lose concentration or attention.

    it might unfocus the jury and distract it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've focused my will on something, now I'm supposed to unfocus it and forget that I ever wanted it.
    • In order not to unfocus the argument I will bypass many of these and return to those which directly follow my first question.
    • I wondered if the whole tale was a Cambridge lie, designed to unsettle and unfocus us.
    • If he could unfocus, even by a small degree, their assessment of his potential, one day it might serve him.
    • Multiplicity of input can have the effect of unfocusing the project or directing it along an undesirable tangent.
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