obscure

[əb'skjuə]

adj.难解的, 不著名的, 微暗的, [语音学]轻音的
v.使 ... 模糊, 隐藏, 变模糊
n.模糊不清的东西

a.

1. 暗的, 黑暗的; 朦胧的

The room is too obscure for reading.

房间太暗, 不能看书。

2. 模糊的; 含糊不清的; 晦涩的, 难解的[(+to)]

The meaning of the passage is obscure.

这段文字意义晦涩。

3. 隐匿的; 偏僻的

He came from an obscure mountain village.

他来自一个偏僻的山村。

4. 无名的; 微贱的

It is written by an obscure young poet.

这是一位不知名的年轻诗人写的。

vt.

1. 使变暗; 遮掩

The moon was obscured by the clouds.

月亮被云遮暗了。

2. 使难理解; 混淆

His difficult style obscures his meaning.

他深奥的文体使他的意思晦涩难懂。

3. 使不显著; 使失色

His success obscured his earlier failures.

他的成功为他早先的失败遮了丑。

词形变化

副词: obscurely | 形容词比较级: obscurer | 形容词最高级: obscurest | 名词: obscureness | 动词过去式: obscured | 动词过去分词: obscured | 动词现在分词: obscuring | 动词第三人称单数: obscures |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不明了的; 朦胧的

indistinct  unclear  indefinite  faint  dim  vague  dark  shadowy  hazy  blurred  fuzzy  

同义参见:

darken  blanket  black  inexact  inconspicuous  incomprehensible  unknown  twilight  impenetrable  tough  confused  shade  foggy  abstruse  equivocal  cloud  eclipse  opaque  distant  ambiguous  muddy  veil  

反义:

a.模糊的; 不明显的

clear  obvious  evident  distinct  

反义参见:

visible  splendid  famous  definite  shining  explain  prominent  

英英释义

动词 obscure:

make less visible or unclear

同义词：befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

同义词：confuse, blur, obnubilate

make obscure or unclear

同义词：bedim, overcloud

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

同义词：blot out, obliterate, veil, hide

make difficult to perceive by sight

同义词：benight, bedim

形容词 obscure:

not clearly understood or expressed- John Locke

同义词：vague

marked by difficulty of style or expression

同义词：dark

difficult to find

同义词：hidden

not famous or acclaimed

同义词：unknown, unsung

not drawing attention

同义词：unnoticeable

remote and separate physically or socially

同义词：apart, isolated

补充

obscureobscure英:[əbˈskjuə] 美:[ɑbˈskjʊr, əb-]adj.1.不出名的; 不重要的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。2.费解的; 模糊不清的The point of his speech is obscure.他发言的要点模糊不清。3.不易看清的, 暗淡的The room is too obscure for reading.这房间太昏暗了, 无法看书。vt.1.使…模糊不清; 掩盖Her poor English obscured her meaning.她的英语差, 难以表达自己的意思。My view was obscured by the trees.我的视线被树挡住了。

例句

1. The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.这首赞美歌是由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. an 18th-century book so obscure I can't even remember the name18世纪的一本让我连名字都记不住的没什么名气的书 3. a complicated formula designed by some obscure Belgian mathematician由某位不知名的比利时数学家设计出的复杂公式 4. Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.理查德的声明含糊不清, 真丢脸。 5. The contracts are written in obscure language.这些合同的语言晦涩难懂。 6. The general gave him a look; its meaning was obscure.将军看了他一眼, 眼神含义不甚明了。 7. The origin of the custom is obscure.该习俗的起源尚不明了。 8. Bookshops do sell postcards (if you look really hard and usually upstairs in some obscure place).书店确实卖明信片(如果你很仔细地寻找, 通常会在楼上的某个犄角旮旯找到)。 9. a warehouse in an obscure corner of the airport位于机场偏僻角落的一个仓库 10. an obscure vowel弱化元音 11. the obscure darkness幽深的黑暗 12. For some obscure reason, Bellamy was busily pocketing the empty shells.不知因为什么, 贝拉米正忙着往衣袋里装弹壳。 13. The central issue in your campaign must not be allowed to obscure the wider political issues.决不能让竞选中的中心议题模糊了更大的政治问题。 14. the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing经常使教育著作晦涩难懂的术语 15. This issue has been obscured by recent events.这个问题已被最近的一些事件搞得模糊不清。 16. Some areas were obscured by patches of fog.一些区域被重重大雾笼罩。 17. One wall of the building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.这栋建筑物的一面墙现在几乎被一条巨型横幅完全盖住了。 18. Trees obscured his vision.树木遮挡住了他的视线。 19. The vowels have been obscured.这些元音已被弱化了。 20. The moon was obscured by clouds.月亮被云朵遮掩了。 21. the aims obscured by means被手段所掩盖的目的 22. The item he intentionally obscured would make several interpretations possible.他故意搞得含混不清的条款，可能会做出好几种解释。 23. His fame was obscured by that of his wife .他妻子的名声使他的名声相形见绌。 24. his origins and parentage are obscure.他的出身和父母亲是谁都不明确。 25. obscure references to Proust.对普鲁斯特的含糊提及。 26. an obscure religious sect.一个不重要的宗教派别。 27. I feel an obscure resentment.我心头有一种说不清道不明的怨恨。 28. grey clouds obscure the sun.乌云蔽日。 29. the debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives.辩论因互相冲突的思想观点而变得令人费解。 30. none of this should obscure the skill, experience, and perseverance of CP workers.所有这一切都不该使共产党工人的技能、经验和毅力黯然失色。 31. an obscure Spanish poet一个名不见经传的西班牙诗人 32. A high fence obscured our view.一座高高的栅栏挡住了我们的视线。 33. obscure books/titles鲜为人知的图书/标题 34. a little antique shop in an obscure [=out-of-the-way] corner of the city在城市一个不起眼的角落里的一家小古玩店 35. The movie is full of obscure references that only pop culture enthusiasts will understand.这部电影含有许多晦涩的暗示，只有热衷于流行文化的观众才看得明白。 36. The origins of the language are obscure.这一语言的起源无从查考。 37. an obscurely titled book书名费解的书 38. an obscure poem朦胧诗 39. She felt a vague sense of obligation.她觉得有种隐约的责任感。 40. vague instructions含糊难懂的指令 41. an ambiguous statement模棱两可的陈述 42. The true history has been obscured by legends about what happened.各种传说混淆了历史的真相。 43. They accused the company of trying to obscure the fact that the product poses a health risk.他们指控这家公司试图掩盖其产品存在健康风险的事实。 44. Low clouds obscured the mountains. = The mountains were obscured by low clouds.低低的云层遮住了群山。 45. Her view of the game was obscured [=blocked] by a post.一根柱子挡住了她观看比赛的视线。