In fact, vaguely-stated possibilities of winning a prize were more effective than options with hard odds included.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
Somewhat nostalgically, he quotes John Maynard Keynes' justly famous words of praise to the bookstore: "One should enter it vaguely, almost in a dream, and allow what is there freely to attract and influence the eye."
2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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Vaguely means to some degree but not to a very large degree.