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
Collins.2 / BNC.5564 / COCA.5853
牛津词典
adj.
- 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。
- an obscure German poet
- 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。
- I found her lecture very obscure.
verb
- 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。
- The view was obscured by fog.
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.- 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。
- The origin of the custom is obscure...
- 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.- 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。
- The contracts are written in obscure language...
- VERB 遮掩;遮蔽;使模糊不清
If one thingobscuresanother, 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。
- Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the Square's southern half...
- VERB 使晦涩;使费解;使难懂
Toobscuresomething 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。
- ...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing...
双语例句
- Don't allow one error to obscure great merits.
不以一眚掩大德。 - 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。 - 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。 - This feature uses an obscure aspect of the C language to simplify the specification of message level or priority.
这个特性使用了C语言的一种模糊方面来简化消息级别和优先级的规范。 - The point of his speech is obscure.
他发言的要点模糊不清。 - 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。 - I had only an obscure view of it.
对这事我仅有一种模糊的想法。 - The room is too obscure for reading.
这房间太昏暗了,无法看书。 - The contracts are written in obscure language
这些合同的语言晦涩难懂。 - The derivation of its name is obscure
其名字的由来鲜为人知。