obscure

英 [əbˈskjʊə(r)]

美 [əbˈskjʊr]

adj.  无名的; 鲜为人知的; 费解的; 难以理解的
v.  使模糊; 使隐晦; 使费解

过去分词：obscured　第三人称单数：obscures　现在分词：obscuring　过去式：obscured　比较级：obscurer　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 无名的；鲜为人知的
  not well known
  1. an obscure German poet
     一个名不见经传的德国诗人
  2. 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
  1. I found her lecture very obscure.
     我觉得她的讲座非常费解。
  2. For some obscure reason , he failed to turn up.
     他莫名其妙地没有如期露面。

verb

• 使模糊；使隐晦；使费解
  to make it difficult to see, hear or understand sth
  1. The view was obscured by fog.
     雾中景色朦胧。
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无名的；鲜为人知的；默默无闻的
  If something or someone isobscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people.
  1. The origin of the custom is obscure...
     这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （通常指因内容繁琐）晦涩的，费解的，难懂的
  Something that isobscureis difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details.
  1. The contracts are written in obscure language...
     这些合同的语言晦涩难懂。
  2. Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.
     理查德的声明隐晦费解，真是丢人。
• VERB 遮掩；遮蔽；使模糊不清
  If one thingobscuresanother, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 使晦涩；使费解；使难懂
  Toobscuresomething means to make it difficult to understand.
  1. ...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing...
     经常让普教著作变得艰深晦涩的术语
  2. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• The origin of the custom is obscure
  这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
• Who masked his hatred of Germans behind his obscure pseudo-sciences.
  把他对德国人的憎恨隐藏在了他所谓的科学中。
• Hopes which obscure, but cannot do thee wrong!
  它们遮掩了你，但不会对你不公！
• The point of his speech is obscure.
  他发言的要点模糊不清。
• 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。
• The derivation of its name is obscure
  其名字的由来鲜为人知。
• 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。
• 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。
• The bus stopped at an obscure little town.
  公共汽车停在一个不知名的小城里。