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词汇 obscure
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obscure

adjective
/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
/əbˈskjʊr/
  1. not well known无名的；鲜为人知的 synonym unknown
    • an obscure German poet一个名不见经传的德国诗人
    • We went to see one of Shakespeare’s more obscure plays.我们去看了莎士比亚的一部比较晦涩的戏剧。
    • He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.他生于 1650 年前后，但身世不详。
    • The origins of the tradition have become obscure.这个传统的起源已经不清楚了。
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
  2. difficult to understand费解的；难以理解的
    • 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。
    • The meaning of his comment was obscure to everyone but himself.除了他自己，其他人都不明白他的话的意思。
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    3. 词源late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus ‘dark’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’.

obscure

verb
/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
/əbˈskjʊr/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they obscure
/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
/əbˈskjʊr/
he / she / it obscures
/əbˈskjʊəz/
/əbˈskjʊrz/
past simple obscured
/əbˈskjʊəd/
/əbˈskjʊrd/
past participle obscured
/əbˈskjʊəd/
/əbˈskjʊrd/
-ing form obscuring
/əbˈskjʊərɪŋ/
/əbˈskjʊrɪŋ/
  1. obscure something to make it difficult to see, hear or understand something使模糊；使隐晦；使费解
    • 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。
    • A shadow fell across her face, obscuring her expression.一个阴影笼罩着她的脸，模糊了她的表情。
    • All trace of his working-class background was deliberately obscured.他工薪阶层出身的所有痕迹都被有意地隐藏起来了。
    • The house was obscured from view by a high hedge.房子给高高的篱笆墙遮住看不见了。
    • The moon was obscured behind a wall of cloud.月亮被厚厚的云层遮住了。
    • The right-hand side of the face is obscured in deep shadow.脸的右侧处于阴影中，看不清楚。
    • These figures obscure the fact that a lot of older people live in great poverty.这些数字掩盖了许多老人生活于极度贫困中这一事实。
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • almost
    • …
    verb + obscure
    • serve to
    • tend to
    • allow something to
    • …
    preposition
    • behind
    • in
    phrases
    • obscure the fact that…
    • obscure something from view
    词源late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus ‘dark’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’.
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