obscure

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基本釋義

adj.
昏暗的,朦朧的; 晦澀的,不清楚的; 隱蔽的; 不著名的,無名的
vt.
使…模糊不清,掩蓋; 隱藏; 使難理解

詞性變化

實用例句

an obscure German poet

一個名不見經傳的德國詩人

牛津詞典

He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.

他生于1650年前后,但身世不詳。

牛津詞典

I found her lecture very obscure.

我覺得她的講座非常費解。

牛津詞典

For some obscure reason , he failed to turn up.

他莫名其妙地沒有如期露面。

牛津詞典

They were making her feel obscurely worried (= for reasons that were difficult to understand) .

他們讓她無緣無故地擔憂起來。

牛津詞典

The view was obscured by fog.

霧中景色朦朧。

牛津詞典

We mustn't let these minor details obscure the main issue.

我們不能讓枝節(jié)問題掩蓋主要問題。

牛津詞典

The origin of the custom is obscure...

這一習俗的起源鮮為人知。

The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.

這首贊歌是希臘一位名不見經傳的作曲家為1896年的雅典奧運會創(chuàng)作的。

The contracts are written in obscure language...

這些合同的語言晦澀難懂。

Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.

理查德的聲明隱晦費解,真是丟人。

Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the Square's southern half...

樹木遮擋了他的視線,南半廣場的一大部分他都無法看清。

One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.

議會大樓的一面墻現(xiàn)在幾乎被一條巨型橫幅完全蓋住了。

...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing...

經常讓普教著作變得艱深晦澀的術語

This issue has been obscured by recent events.

最近發(fā)生的一些事件使這一問題變得混淆不清。

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

解讀解讀 ( 含混 、 難以理解或無法辨認的東西 )

期刊摘選

I found her lecture very obscure.

我發(fā)現(xiàn)她的講座非常費解.

期刊摘選

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

阮籍的《詠懷》詩含蓄而隱晦, 但其間所流露出來的悲劇意識是顯而易見的.

期刊摘選

It has obscure seasons and clear rainy and dry seasons.

攀枝花四季界限不分明,但是有明顯的雨季和干季.

期刊摘選

Their physiological significance is obscure.

它們的生理功能是含糊不清的.

辭典例句

Otherwise you could be pretty obscure.

在別處,沒人會知道你是誰.

期刊摘選

His clarity of thought and capacity to understand my obscure ramblings is truly exceptional.

他思路之清晰和理解我講的黑話的能力是無與倫比的.

期刊摘選

An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit.

一種爆發(fā)的沖動,要為他自己精神爆發(fā)一場說不清的戰(zhàn)斗.

期刊摘選

Once just an obscure statistical method, instrumental variables are now popping up all over the place.

“工具變量”以前只是一種模糊統(tǒng)計方法, 而如今卻滿天飛舞.

期刊摘選

However, the homogenization mechanism and practical factors that influence the equilibrium potential remains obscure.

然而這種均勻化方法的物理機制及影響平衡電位的實際因素至今尚未明確.

期刊摘選

There are more obscure poems written and printed every year than clear ones.

每年創(chuàng)作和發(fā)表的詩篇,含蓄不露的比明朗的多.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

The obscure charges against him lacked specification.

對他的模糊的指控缺乏明確的說明.

《簡明英漢詞典》

真題例句

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年考研閱讀原文

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年考研閱讀原文

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年考研閱讀原文

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年考研閱讀原文

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年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 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年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

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"

同義詞辨析

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

這些形容詞都含有"完全地或不完全地缺少光亮"之意。

  • dark: 最普通用詞,指缺乏自然光線或人工照明,使某物漆黑無光或光線十分微弱。
  • dim: 指光線不足或視力較差,不能清晰地看見物體。
  • black: 側重顏色是黑色的,有時也指無光的黑暗。
  • gloomy: 指光線不足或部分光線受阻而出現(xiàn)的陰暗。
  • obscure: 指因光線不充足而使物體灰暗不清,失去光澤或若隱若現(xiàn)。作借喻時指因復雜、深奧或含糊而難于理解。
  • vague: 通常作借喻用,形容抽象事物。
  • grey與dark意思相近,但側重陰暗單調的意味。

vague, dim, indefinite, obscure, ambiguous, faint

這些形容詞均含"不明確的,模糊的"之意。

  • vague: 多指因語言不確切,太籠統(tǒng)或因構思含糊、不完善而造成模糊難解。
  • dim: 側重指或因光線暗淡,或因年代久遠、身體欠佳等因素而產生視覺或察覺方面的困難。
  • indefinite: 指無明確定義或限定,重點或總體輪廓不明確。
  • obscure: 語氣最強,指晦澀難懂。
  • ambiguous: 指文章或講話中,意思可能有多種理解,令人捉摸不定。
  • faint: 指對某事物印象不深,或指聲音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

同義詞

反義詞

adj.模糊的;不明顯的

clearobviousdistinctevident

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