obscure
英 [əbˈskjʊə(r)] 美 [əbˈskjʊr]

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；

n.

某种模糊的或不清楚的东西；

变形

过去式：obscured过去分词：obscured现在分词：obscuring第三人称单数：obscures

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 不出名的；不重要的 not well-known;unimportant
2. 费解的；模糊不清的 hard to understand;not clear
3. 不易看清的,暗淡的 not easily or clearly seen

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使模糊不清;掩盖 make difficult to see;hide sb/sth from view

英英释义

obscure

• v.
  • make less visible or unclear

    "The stars are obscured by the clouds"

    同义词：befogbecloudobnubilatehaze overfogcloudmist

  • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    同义词：confuseblurobnubilate

  • make obscure or unclear

    "The distinction was obscured"

    同义词：bedimovercloud

  • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

    同义词：blot outobliterateveilhide

  • make difficult to perceive by sight

    "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"

    同义词：benightbedim

• adj.
  • not clearly understood or expressed

    "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"

    同义词：vague

  • marked by difficulty of style or expression

    "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

    同义词：dark

  • difficult to find

    "an obscure retreat"

    同义词：hidden

  • not famous or acclaimed

    "an obscure family"

    同义词：unknownunsung

  • not drawing attention

    "an obscure flaw"

    同义词：unnoticeable

  • remote and separate physically or socially

    "an obscure village"

    同义词：apart(p)isolated

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• obscure corner昏暗的角落
• obscure explanation模糊的解释
• obscure meaning意思模糊
• obscure mind令人费解的思想
• obscure position小职位
• obscure room阴暗的房间
• obscure sound模糊的声音

词组短语

obscure glass不透茫璃；毛玻璃

同近义词辨析

dim, unclear, vague, obscure, ambiguous

这组词都有“模糊”的意思，其区别是：

dima.光线暗淡的，看不清的；记忆力模糊的；不大可能的。

Don't work in dim light.不要在昏暗的光线下工作。

His changes of recovery from illness are dim.他康复的可能性十分渺茫。

uncleara.指句意、字迹不清楚，使人难以看懂；不肯定的。

Unclear writing is difficult to understand.模糊的字迹使人难以辨认。

It is unclear whether the economy will get better.经济是否好转仍不明朗。

vaguea.含混的，不清楚的，多用于比喻意义，用来表示因逻辑关系不清、言辞笼统而导致的意义不清楚，该词也可表示轮廓形状的不清楚和模糊。

He has some vague ideas about what to do, but nothing specific.他大概知道他要做什么，但没有具体的计划。

obscurea.用于表达因光线不足而使人看不清楚。该词的引申意义可以表示语法、文字、记忆等因复杂、深奥、模棱两可而使人看不懂和无法理解。

The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many obscure references.艾兹拉·庞德的诗有时候难以理解，因为诗歌中含有许多令人费解的典故。

ambiguousa.意义含糊的，有歧义的，指因字、词、句有歧义而使人感到模糊不清、难以理解和把握。

His ambiguous directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.他的模棱两可的指导使我们很迷惑以至于我们不知道该走哪条路了。

obedient, objective, obstinate, obscure

obedient服从的，顺从的

objective客观的；

obstinate顽固的，顽强的；

obscure晦涩的，难理解的；

dim, dark, vague, grey, obscure, black, gloomy

这组词都有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”的意思，其区别是：

dim指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。

dark最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。

vague通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。

grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。

obscure指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。

black侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。

gloomy指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。

faint, dim, indefinite, vague, obscure, ambiguous

这组词都有“不明确的，模糊的”的意思，其区别是：

faint指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

dim侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。

indefinite指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。

vague多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。

obscure语气最强，指晦涩难懂。

ambiguous指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The rules for the competition are somewhat obscure.
   比赛的规则有点让人费解。
2. The reasons why he did it are obscure.
   他做那事的理由还不清楚。
3. The report had been published in an obscure German journal.
   这个报道刊登在德国一家不著名的报纸上。
4. He set the bed in an obscure corner.
   他把床放在一个昏暗的角落。

用作动词(v.)

1. The moon was obscured by clouds.
   月亮被云遮住了。
2. Recent successes have obscured the fact that the company is still in trouble.
   近来的成功掩盖了公司仍旧处于困境中的事实。
3. This language serves to disguise and obscure.
   这种话是用来文过饰非的。

用作名词(n.)

1. Hence things whichhave perplexed you and made the case more obscure have served to enlighten meand to strengthen my conclusions.
   因此，那些使你们大惑不解并且使案情更加模糊不清的事物，却会对我有所启发，并且能加强我的论断。

权威例句

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