obscure
- adj.模糊的;无名的;鲜为人知的;费解的;难以理解的
- vt.使模糊;使隐晦;使费解
- n.朦胧;黑夜
最高级： obscurest 比较级： obscurer 派生词： obscurely adv. 过去式： obscured 现在分词： obscuring 过去分词： obscured 第三人称单数： obscures
ob- 加强 + scur- 盖上;遮盖 + -e
obscureadj.
无名的；鲜为人知的
not well known
an obscure German poet
一个名不见经传的德国诗人
He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.
他生于1650年前后，但身世不详。
费解的；难以理解的
difficult to understand
I found her lecture very obscure.
我觉得她的讲座非常费解。
For some obscure reason , he failed to turn up.
他莫名其妙地没有如期露面。
They were making her feel obscurely worried (= for reasons that were difficult to understand) .
他们让她无缘无故地担忧起来。
verb
VN使模糊；使隐晦；使费解
to make it difficult to see, hear or understand sth
The view was obscured by fog.
雾中景色朦胧。
We mustn't let these minor details obscure the main issue.
我们不能让枝节问题掩盖主要问题。
obscure
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ADJ-GRADED 无名的；鲜为人知的；默默无闻的
If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people.The origin of the custom is obscure...
这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
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ADJ-GRADED （通常指因内容繁琐）晦涩的，费解的，难懂的
Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details.The contracts are written in obscure language...
这些合同的语言晦涩难懂。
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VERB 遮掩；遮蔽；使模糊不清
If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the Square's southern half...
树木遮挡了他的视线，南半广场的一大部分他都无法看清。
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VERB 使晦涩；使费解；使难懂
To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand....the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing...
经常让普教著作变得艰深晦涩的术语
verb
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- make obscure or unclear
- The distinction was obscured
- Synonym: bedim overcloud
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- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
- Synonym: blot out obliterate veil hide
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- reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
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- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- Synonym: confuse blur obnubilate
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- make less visible or unclear
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- Synonym: befog becloud obnubilate haze over fog cloud mist
adj
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- not clearly understood or expressed
- an obscure turn of phrase
- an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyar
- their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Soroki
- vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Lock
- Synonym: vague
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- marked by difficulty of style or expression
- much that was dark is now quite clear to me
- those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
- Synonym: dark
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- remote and separate physically or socially
- existed over the centuries as a world apart
- preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudso
- tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
- an obscure village
- Synonym: apart(p) isolated
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- not drawing attention
- an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet
- an obscure flaw
- Synonym: unnoticeable
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- not famous or acclaimed
- an obscure family
- unsung heroes of the war
- Synonym: unknown unsung
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- difficult to find
- hidden valleys
- a hidden cave
- an obscure retreat
- Synonym: hidden
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Unfortunately , this isn 't ideal because it involves fairly obscure knowledge and lots of defensive system administration .
遗憾地是，这并不是理想的方法，因为它涉及相当模糊的知识和大量防御系统管理工作。
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An obscure shape in the shadows .
阴影中一个模糊的轮廓。
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We mustn 't let these minor details obscure the main issue .
我们不能让枝节问题掩盖主要问题。
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He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure .
他生于1650年前后，但身世不详。
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The origin of the word remains obscure .
该词的来源尚不清楚。
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Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion .
她的诗随处可见晦涩的文学典故。
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I found her lecture very obscure .
我觉得她的讲座非常费解。
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The view was obscured by fog .
雾中景色朦胧。
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These obscure groups were of little account in national politics .
这些名不见经传的团体在国内政界无足轻重。
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This issue has been obscured by recent events .
最近发生的一些事件使这一问题变得混淆不清。
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Trees obscured his vision ; he couldn 't see much of the Square 's southern half
树木遮挡了他的视线，南半广场的一大部分他都无法看清。
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The contracts are written in obscure language
这些合同的语言晦涩难懂。
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One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner .
议会大楼的一面墙现在几乎被一条巨型横幅完全盖住了。
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The sky was almost entirely obscured by cloud .
天空几乎完全被云所遮蔽。
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The origin of the custom is obscure
这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
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The derivation of its name is obscure
其名字的由来鲜为人知。
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Sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged down by unimportant rules .
有时候教会因为过分拘泥于那些无关紧要的规则而无法看清这一事实。
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His writing is so diffuse and obscure that it is difficult to make out what it is he is trying to say .
他的文章含混晦涩，让人看后不知所云。
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The ground-floor windows are obscured by wire mesh .
一楼的窗户装有防盗网。
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Rumour , myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed .
杀戮持续了数月后，真相在谣言、谎话和传闻的遮掩下变得模糊不清。
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The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics .
这首赞歌是希腊一位名不见经传的作曲家为1896年的雅典奥运会创作的。
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The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him , whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting
冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛，沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。
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Richard 's statement was disgracefully obscure .
理查德的声明隐晦费解，真是丢人。
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The meaning is still obscure to me .
我对这意义还很模糊。
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There are more obscure poems written and printed every year than clear ones .
每年创作和发表的诗篇，含蓄不露的比明朗的多。
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Your ideas seem very obscure to me .
你的观点很叫我费解。
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The veil she was wearing obscured her features .
她罩的面纱遮掩了她的面容。
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Don 't allow one error to obscure great merits .
不以一眚掩大德。
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The bus stopped at an obscure little town .
公共汽车停在一个不知名的小城里。
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The point of his speech is obscure .
他发言的要点模糊不清。