obscure
[əb'skjuə]
adj.难解的, 不著名的, 微暗的, [语音学]轻音的
v.使 ... 模糊, 隐藏, 变模糊
n.模糊不清的东西
例句与用法:
Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusions.
他的诗里用了很多晦涩的文学典故。
The reasons why he did it are obscure.
他做那事的理由还不清楚。
The poem is obscure to those unlearned in the classics.
这首诗在不懂古典诗作的人看来是费解的。
The path grew more obscure in the fading light.
小径在渐渐消失的光线下变得更暗了。
词形变化:
副词: obscurely | 形容词比较级: obscurer | 形容词最高级: obscurest | 名词: obscureness | 动词过去式: obscured | 动词过去分词: obscured | 动词现在分词: obscuring | 动词第三人称单数: obscures |
a.
1. 暗的, 黑暗的; 朦胧的
The room is too obscure for reading.
房间太暗, 不能看书。
2. 模糊的; 含糊不清的; 晦涩的, 难解的[(+to)]
The meaning of the passage is obscure.
这段文字意义晦涩。
3. 隐匿的; 偏僻的
He came from an obscure mountain village.
他来自一个偏僻的山村。
4. 无名的; 微贱的
It is written by an obscure young poet.
这是一位不知名的年轻诗人写的。
vt.
1. 使变暗; 遮掩
The moon was obscured by the clouds.
月亮被云遮暗了。
2. 使难理解; 混淆
His difficult style obscures his meaning.
他深奥的文体使他的意思晦涩难懂。
3. 使不显著; 使失色
His success obscured his earlier failures.
他的成功为他早先的失败遮了丑。
obscure
形容词比较级:obscurer
形容词最高级:obscurest
过去式:obscured
过去分词:obscured
现在进行时:obscuring
词形变化:
副词: obscurely | 形容词比较级: obscurer | 形容词最高级: obscurest | 名词: obscureness | 动词过去式: obscured | 动词过去分词: obscured | 动词现在分词: obscuring | 动词第三人称单数: obscures |
同义词:
faint | unclear | shadowy | indistinct | incomprehensible | unknown | darken | confuse | minor | disguise | conceal | complicate | cloak | vague | mask | shroud | dim | dark | indefinite | hazy | fuzzy | ambiguous | equivocal | veil | blurred | cloud | black | tough | inconspicuous | inexact | twilight | abstruse | eclipse | distant | foggy | blanket | confused | shade | opaque | impenetrable | muddy | enigmatic | cryptic | obnubilate | isolated | overcloud | fog | bedim | unnoticeable | hide | apart | obliterate | becloud | befog | mist | blur | unsung | hidden | blot out | gloomy | grey |
反义词:
clear |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.不明了的; 朦胧的
indistinct
unclear
indefinite
faint
dim
vague
dark
shadowy
hazy
blurred
fuzzy
同义参见:
darken
blanket
black
inexact
inconspicuous
incomprehensible
unknown
twilight
impenetrable
tough
confused
shade
foggy
abstruse
equivocal
cloud
eclipse
opaque
distant
ambiguous
muddy
veil
反义:
a.模糊的; 不明显的
clear
obvious
evident
distinct
反义参见:
visible
splendid
famous
definite
shining
explain
prominent
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
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。
继承用法obscurelyadv.obscureness,obscurern.
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;
(obscurer, obscurest)
- not discovered or known about; uncertain
未被发现的;未被查实的;无人知晓的;不确定的
his origins and parentage are obscure.
他的出身和父母亲是谁都不明确。
■not clearly expressed or easily understood
表述不清楚,晦涩难懂的;费解的
obscure references to Proust.
对普鲁斯特的含糊提及。
■not important or well known
不重要的;无名的
an obscure religious sect.
一个不重要的宗教派别。
■hard to make out or define; vague
难懂的,难理解的,难以说清楚的;模糊的;隐约的
I feel an obscure resentment.
我心头有一种说不清道不明的怨恨。
■(of a colour) not sharply defined; dim or dingy
(色彩)朦胧的;昏暗的
- [with obj.]keep from being seen; conceal
隐藏;遮蔽
grey clouds obscure the sun.
乌云蔽日。
■make unclear and difficult to understand
使含混;使费解
the debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives.
辩论因互相冲突的思想观点而变得令人费解。
■overshadow
冲淡;使相形见绌;使失色
none of this should obscure the skill, experience, and perseverance of CP workers.
所有这一切都不该使共产党工人的技能、经验和毅力黯然失色。
obscuration
noun
obscurely
adverb
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus 'dark', from an Indo-European root meaning 'cover'
obscure
动词 obscure:
make less visible or unclear
同义词:befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
同义词:confuse, blur, obnubilate
make obscure or unclear
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
同义词:blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
make difficult to perceive by sight
形容词 obscure:
not clearly understood or expressed- John Locke
同义词:vague
marked by difficulty of style or expression
同义词:dark
difficult to find
同义词:hidden
not famous or acclaimed
not drawing attention
同义词:unnoticeable
remote and separate physically or socially
obscure
■Blue's News is very detailed; you'll find everything down to news on the latest patch for some obscure game.
Blue's news非常详细,你可以在各种新闻下发现哪怕是毫无名气的游戏的最新补
■"Most of these markets are somewhat obscure," said Nick Parsons at NAB Capital.
“这些市场大都令人费解。”
■An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit.
一种爆发的冲动,要为他自己精神爆发一场说不清的战斗。
■An obscure poet;an obscure family.
不出名的诗人;卑微的家庭
■Unlike his parents Moses is not obscure.
不象他的父母摩西不是默默无闻.
■Fogs of worldly thoughts obscure the vision of God.
世俗念头的迷雾,令神的形相变得模糊。
■You dry up and die in quest of a proof so obscure.
为了寻求一个如此渺茫的证据,你心尽力竭,一死了之。
■Grey clouds obscure the sun.
乌云遮住了太阳。
■What genetic change allowed multicellular animals to come into existence remains obscure.
什么样的遗传突变产生了多细胞的动物还不清楚。
■Wrest the meaning from an obscure poem.
从一首晦涩的诗里汲取含义
■From Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words.
从杜伯恩的字典寻常,模糊和荒谬的话。
■The reason why he does it is obscure .
他为什么那么做的原因还不清楚。
■She used to be an obscure novelist but now she is a celebrity.
他以前是位名不见经传的小说家,但是现在却是个名人了。
■They lived on an obscure island in the Pacific.
他们住在太平洋中一座不知名的小岛上。
■They were making obscure references to my new hair style and it was several minutes before I fell in.
他们很含糊地提到我的新发式,好几分钟后我才明白。
■They nominated Judge Alton Parker of New York, an obscure and ineffectual third-rate politician.
他们提名纽约的奥尔顿·帕克法官为候选人。他是一位既无名望又无能耐的三流政客。
■They got us playing for coffee and cakes in an obscure Washington nightspot.
他们让我们在华盛顿一家小夜总会里表演, 收入微薄。
■The reasons why he did it are obscure.
他做那事的理由还不清楚。
■The point of his speech is obscure.
他发言的要点模糊不清。
■He was an obscure writer before he came into bestsellerdom.
他在打进畅销圈前是个默默无闻的作家。
■His part in the affair remains obscure.
他在这事上扮演的角色到现在还不知道。
■He was sitting in an obscure corner of the room.
他坐在房间的黑暗角落里。
■His fixed idea was to get away to some obscure spot.
他当时只想跑到一个不见人的地方。
■He felt a fit of dizziness, and everything in front of him looked obscure.
他感到一阵眩晕,眼前的事物也蒙眬不清了。
■He felt himself drawn to her by obscure feelings of jealousy and pity.
他感到,一种说不出是嫉妒还是怜悯的朦胧情感使他向她靠拢。
■Did he want to begin in a picayune, obscure way?
他愿意马马虎虎的着手吗?
■He struck down the hill northwards and came to an obscure public house.
他朝着北面下了丘原,走到了一个很少人知道的酒店。
■He struck down the hill northwards and came to an obscure public-house.
他朝着北面下了丘原,走到了一个很少人知道的酒店。
■He came from an obscure mountain village.
他来自一个偏僻的山村。
■He affects a pretentious use of language, ie tries to impress people by using obscure words, etc.
他爱卖弄词藻.
■His real motive for the crime remains obscure.
他犯罪的真正动机仍不清楚.
■He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.
他生于1650年前后,但身世不详。
■Aboard a star-shaped escape pod, he journeyed to the obscure world of Dagobah.
他登上一个星型的逃生舱,前往隐匿偏僻的戴可巴星系。
■Some parts of his letter are rather obscure.
他的信有些部分晦涩难解。
■His house is in rather an obscure area.
他的家在颇为偏僻的地方。
■His success had come by devious methods, had been reached by obscure means.
他的成功,是凭着不正当的伎俩而取得的,是用见不得人的手段来达到的。
■He is a man of obscure origin.
他的来历不明。
■His naturalism shades over to obscure fantasy.
他的自然主义逐渐向模糊的幻想转化。
■His explanation is very obscure to me.
他的解释使我莫名其妙。
■Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusions.
他的诗里用了很多晦涩的文学典故。
■Tired of the pomps and vanities of this heartless world, he chose to live in obscure loneliness.
他看透了尘世间的浮华,并选择了孤身独处/孑然一身。
■For some obscure reason, he failed to turn up.
他莫名其妙地没有如期露面。
■The theme of his essay was obscure.
他这篇论文的主题不清楚。
■The marvelous paradox was that the ideas themselves were not obscure.
令人惊异的似非而是的说法是主意他们自己不是微暗的。
■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。
■Users can still introduce obscure combinations if need be.
但使用者在必要时还是可以使用模糊的组合。
■However, the basic concepts concerning this law seem obscure.
但这一规律的基本概念似乎显得比较模糊。
■The origin of the Laos states on the Mekong is obscure and legendary .
位于湄公河流域的老挝人各子国的起源,仅有一些模糊的传说。
■You know yourself how obscure Nostradamus's writings can be.
你了解诺查丹马斯写的诗有多晦涩。
■Do you think because I'm poor, obscure, plain. I'm soulless and heartless?
你以为我穷,不好看,就没有感情吗?