obscure

obscureobscureD.J.:[əbˈskjuə]K.K.:[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。

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obscure[əb'skjuə; ɔb-]adj.1.■(意思)不清楚的，不分明的2.■(语言、文体等)含糊的，晦涩的，不清晰的3.■不显著的，不引人注目的4.■无名的，微贱的5.■偏僻的；隐藏的6.■模糊的，朦胧的7.■暗的，昏暗的，黑暗的8.■包围在黑暗之中的，隐匿在昏暗之中的9.■(颜色、色彩)不鲜艳的，单调的，无光泽的，暗淡的10.■【语音学】(元音)中性的，弱化的(常弱化为 ／ə， i／)vt.1.■掩盖，遮盖，隐藏：The moon was obscured by clouds.月亮被云朵遮掩了。the aims obscured by means被手段所掩盖的目的2.■使含混，使转弯抹角，使难理解：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。3.■使黑暗；使失色，使不显著：His fame was obscured by that of his wife .他妻子的名声使他的名声相形见绌。4.■【语音学】使(元音)弱化vi.1.■变得不清楚，变得模糊n.1.■[罕用语] =obscurity近义词vagueenigmaticcrypticambiguousequivocal反义词certain cleardistinctobvious变形adj.obscurerobscurest变形vt.obscuredobscuring

obscureobscure[əbˈskjuə]adj.1.■(昏)暗的; 黑暗的; 朦胧的2.■模[含]糊的; 晦涩的3.■不引人注目的; 偏僻的; 隐匿的4.■无名的; 微贱的an obscure corner昏暗的角落an obscure view朦胧的景色an obscure sound模糊的声音an obscure passage一段难懂的文章an obscure village穷乡僻壤an obscure poet无名诗人be of obscure origin [birth]出身微贱

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词性变化obscure[əbˈskjuə]vt.1.■使暗; 遮掩2.■使难理解3.■搞混, 使不分明4.■使失色His success obscured his failures.他的成功使他的失败显得微不足道。The moon was obscured by dark clouds.月亮被乌云遮住了。obscure[əbˈskjuə]vi.1.■变模糊; 隐藏起来This language serves to disguise and obscure.这话是用来文过饰非的。

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继承用法obscurelyadv.obscureness,obscurern.

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参考词汇obscure;vague;ambiguous;意思都含“不明确的”。1.■obscure 指“某事物的意思含糊不清, 或因知识缺乏而难解的”, 如:His reasons remain obscure.他的理由不清楚。2.■vague 指“模糊的, 不明确的”, 如:a vague idea一个含糊的想法。3.■ambiguous 指“有两种或两种以上的解释而意义不明确的”, 如:an ambiguous title模棱两可的题目。clear;distinct;definite;