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obscure
[英] [əbˈskjuə] [美] [ɑbˈskjʊr, əb-] 生词本

adj.

vt.

n.

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1. 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。

  • 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。

2. 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。

  • Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.

    理查德的声明隐晦费解，真是丢人。

3. 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。

  • 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。

4. 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

  • 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。

Verb

1. make less visible or unclear;

  • "The stars are obscured by the clouds"

2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;

  • "Her remarks confused the debate"
  • "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

3. make obscure or unclear;

  • "The distinction was obscured"

4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;

  • "a hidden message"
  • "a veiled threat"

5. make difficult to perceive by sight;

  • "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
Adjective

1. 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 Broyard
  • "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin
  • "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

2. 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"

3. difficult to find;

  • "hidden valleys"
  • "a hidden cave"
  • "an obscure retreat"

4. not famous or acclaimed;

  • "an obscure family"
  • "unsung heroes of the war"

5. not drawing attention;

  • "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"
  • "an obscure flaw"

6. remote and separate physically or socially;

  • "existed over the centuries as a world apart"
  • "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson
  • "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"
  • "an obscure village"
1. His reasons remain obscure.
他的理由不清楚。

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2. I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.
我给一些无名杂志写一些拐弯抹角的文章。

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3. The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.
玩笑并没有掩盖他的观点隐含的严肃性。

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4. The meaning is still obscure to me.
我对这意义还很模糊。

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5. The obscure charges against him lacked specification.
对他的模糊的指控缺乏明确的说明。

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6. The point of his speech is obscure.
他发言的要点模糊不清。

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7. The room is too obscure for reading.
这房间太昏暗了，无法看书。

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8. There are many minor and obscure poets in the age of Elizabeth.
伊丽莎白时代有许多不知名的诗人。

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9. 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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10. This language serves to disguise and obscure.
这话是用来文过饰非的。

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11. Your ideas seem very obscure to me.
你的观点很叫我费解。

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