obscure

释义

adj.昏暗的，朦胧的; 晦涩的，不清楚的; 隐蔽的; 不著名的，无名的vt.使…模糊不清，掩盖; 隐藏; 使难理解

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   obscures ; 过去式 :   obscured ; 过去分词 :   obscured ; 现在分词 :   obscuring ; 比较级 :   obscurer ; 最高级 :   obscurest ; 副词 :   obscurely ;

实用场景例句

The custom's beginnings remain obscure...

这一习俗的开端仍然不为人知。

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An obscure Greek artist crafted this anthem exclusively for the 1896 Athens Olympic event.

这位默默无闻的希腊艺术家专为1896年雅典奥运赛事创作了这首颂歌。

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The contracts are formulated with obscure language that complicates comprehension...

这些合同采用晦涩的语言制定，增加了理解难度...

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Richard's obscure statement, filled with disgraceful vagueness, confused all who heard it.

理查德那份含糊不清的声明，充满了可耻的模棱两可，让听到的人都感到困惑。

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Thick foliage blocked his view, making the southern section of the Square nearly obscured by the greenery.

茂密的树叶挡住了他的视线，使得广场的南部几乎被绿色植物所遮蔽。

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A massive banner has nearly obscured one entire side of the parliament building.

议会大楼的一整面墙几乎被一条巨型横幅遮挡住了。

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The specialized terms that often make educational writing obscure...

常常使教育类著作晦涩难懂的专业术语...

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Recent developments have obscured this crucial matter.

最近的一些进展使这个关键问题变得模糊不清。

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an obscure French painter

一位名不见经传的法国画家

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an obscure French painter

一位名不见经传的法国画家

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His artistic style emerged around 1920 but its influences stay obscure.

他的艺术风格形成于1920年前后，但其影响渊源不明。

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The novel's plot was quite obscure.

这本小说的情节相当晦涩难懂。

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Obscure: adj. 模糊不清的；晦涩难懂的

For no obvious reason, the meeting was canceled at the last minute.

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They were making him feel obscurely annoyed (= for reasons that were not clear).

他们让他莫名地感到恼火。

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The path was obscured by darkness.

小路被黑暗笼罩。

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To read or interpret ( ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter ).

解读解读 ( 含混 、 难以理解或无法辨认的东西 )

期刊摘选

I found her lecture very obscure.

我发现她的讲座非常费解.

期刊摘选

Veiled and obscure as Ruanji's Poems of Lyrics are, the tragedy consciousness is apparent.

阮籍的《咏怀》诗含蓄而隐晦, 但其间所流露出来的悲剧意识是显而易见的.

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It has obscure seasons and clear rainy and dry seasons.

攀枝花四季界限不分明,但是有明显的雨季和干季.

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Their physiological significance is obscure.

它们的生理功能是含糊不清的.

辞典例句

真题例句

The legal issues in the case are obscure: whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars say that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to illuminate.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

Factors such as the place and period in which we are reading, our gender ethnicity, age and social class will encourage us towards certain interpretation but at the same time obscure or even close off others.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

At the same time, Dickens, who had a reporter’s eye for transcribing the life around him especially anything comic or odd, submitted short sketches to obscure magazines.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

At the same time, Dickens, who had a reporter's eye for transcribing the life around him especially anything comic or odd, submitted short sketches to obscure magazines.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

That might seem rather an obscure point, but it sets the tone for an exhibition that contains a lot of black-and-white photographs and relatively few natural objects.

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

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"