grey area

美 [ˌɡreɪ ˈeriə]英 [ˌɡreɪ ˈeəriə]
  • n.灰色地带,中间区域(界线不明、不易归类、难以界定或处理的领域或形势)

复数: grey areas

grey areagrey area

noun

灰色地带,中间区域(界线不明、不易归类、难以界定或处理的领域或形势)
an area of a subject or situation that is not clear or does not fit into a particular group and is therefore difficult to define or deal with

Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area.

究竟什么可称作进攻性武器仍然难以界定。

also NAmE usually gray area

grey area

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    N-COUNT 灰色地带,中间区域(界线不明、责任不清、难以处理的领域或情形)
    If you refer to something as a grey area, you mean that it is unclear, for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it or who is responsible for it, or it falls between two separate categories of things.

    At the moment, the law on compensation is very much a grey area.

    目前,关于赔偿的法律规定十分不明确。

noun

1
an intermediate area;a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other
Synonym: gray area

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  1. There is a third grey area company that we need to address as well .

    有一种处于灰色地带的第三类公司我也需要说明一下。

  2. And yet the decision highlighted a grey area in furniture design copyright .

    这一判决凸现了家具设计知识产权的一个灰色地带。

  3. Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area .

    究竟什么可称作进攻性武器仍然难以界定。

  4. At the moment , the law on compensation is very much a grey area .

    目前,关于赔偿的法律规定十分不明确。

  5. The actual origin of April Fool 's Day is kind a grey area .

    小高:愚人节真实的起源其实是不太确定的。

  6. Handling exceptions , on the other hand , is a grey area .

    另一方面,处理例外是一个灰色的区域。

  7. Banking and health insurance in the United States are both examples of this grey area company .

    美国的银行和保险公司大都是此类灰色地带的公司。

  8. Hopefully we can all get organized and we can get out of this grey area .

    希望我们都能组织起来,并且走出这个灰色地带。

  9. There remains a big grey area between bribery and political deal-making .

    贿赂与政治交易之间,存在一个巨大的灰色地带。

  10. It is a genuine grey area .

    这是一个真正的灰色地带。

  11. There is also a grey area here , let me say going back to what you were saying earlier .

    这里还存在着一个灰色地带,我现在来说你刚才所说的话题。

  12. The difference between gross negligence and recklessness is a legal grey area .

    严重渎职与草率行事之间的区别是一个法律上的官区。

  13. On the lesser question of whether in fact you are right , it is a grey area .

    关于你是否真的正确这个次要问题,也不是那么清楚。

  14. We are in a very grey area ethically , legally

    我们现在处于道德和法律的灰色地带

  15. The case highlights the fact that in China the issue of what is a state secret is a grey area .

    该事件突显出一个事实:在中国,对于什么是国家机密的问题是一个灰色地带。

  16. You deserve more than uncertainty and grey area that makes you feel inferior to your own feeling .

    你值得更好的,更不是一个让你觉得自己低人一等的、充满不确定性的灰色地带。

  17. The release of records or information without a signed authorization to another care provider is a legal grey area .

    毕竟未经签名授权给其他医疗提供者提供病历属于法律的灰色地带。

  18. It started as a way to protect consumer rights but gradually became a grey area for power and money , he said .

    最初这是一种保护消费者权利的方式,但后来逐渐变成了一个谋求权力和金钱的灰色地带。

  19. Car-hailing apps are a legal grey area in China as transport laws have lagged behind technological advances .

    中国的交通法规滞后于技术进步,打车应用在中国是一个法律上的灰色地带。

  20. Insinuation is such a grey area .

    暗讽属于灰色地带

  21. The VIE structure has always been a grey area in the Chinese legal system , and the Chinese government prefers to look the other way .

    VIE架构在中国法律体系中一直属于灰色地带,而中国政府更乐于从另一个角度看问题。

  22. Some typos present enough of a grey area to make them difficult to pursue the perpetrators through the courts .

    打字错误是一个很大的灰色地带,很难通过法庭来起诉抢注者。

  23. Questionable research practices ( QRP ) is grey area in scientific research which is between responsible conduct in research and misconduct in research .

    QRP(有问题的研究行为)是指介于负责任的科学研究行为与研究中的不端行为之间的灰色领域。

  24. However , the folk financing is still in the grey area between legal and illegal , and the law did not make a clear regulation about this .

    但我国现行的法律法规对民间融资尚未有明确的定位,民间融资还处于合法与非法之间的尴尬境地。

  25. There 's a grey area in the game over intent or not intent ," said the manager . " You can never prove it .

    关于故意或无意,是一个灰色地带,你永远证明不了什么。

  26. Immediately an associated thought came to my mind that there are many things in this world and life that are in the grey area , ambiguous and dubious

    让我顿时联想这世界和人生也有很多灰色地带、模棱两可、似是而非的事情

  27. Because of lack of flexible regulation for true NGOs , many still operate in a legal grey area that means they can be shut down at any time .

    由于缺乏真正的非政府组织那种灵活的规则,许多这类组织仍然在法律的灰色地带运作,这意味着他们随时可能被关闭。

  28. Private publishers have long outperformed state rivals in spotting and producing best-selling manuscripts , but they operate in a legal grey area .

    长期以来,民营出版公司在发现和制作畅销书稿方面一直优于国有竞争对手,但它们的经营处在法律灰色地带。

  29. Many banks have already spun off prop desks , which would clearly fall foul of the new rules , but a vast grey area of activity remains .

    许多银行已经拆分了显然会与新规冲突的自营交易部门,但这些交易活动仍在大量的灰色地带存在。

  30. This is precisely how most people view their food choices-as unhealthy indulgence or unbearable privation-with little grey area in-between .

    这正是大多数人如何看待他们的食物选择的不健康的放纵或者不堪忍受的苦行二者不可调和。