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Obscure 例:The Obscured Adj Graded Written Difficult Verb 英[əbˈskjʊə(R

单词 obscure
音标
英[əbˈskjʊə(r)] 美[əbˈskjʊr]
解释
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;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
无名的;鲜为人知的;默默无闻的
If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people.
例:The origin of the custom is obscure...这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
例:The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.这首赞歌是希腊一位名不见经传的作曲家为1896年的雅典奥运会创作的。

ADJ-GRADED
(通常指因内容繁琐)晦涩的,费解的,难懂的
Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details.
例:The contracts are written in obscure language...这些合同的语言晦涩难懂。
例:Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.理查德的声明隐晦费解,真是丢人。

VERB
遮掩;遮蔽;使模糊不清
If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.
例:Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the Square's southern half...树木遮挡了他的视线,南半广场的一大部分他都无法看清。
例:One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.议会大楼的一面墙现在几乎被一条巨型横幅完全盖住了。

VERB
使晦涩;使费解;使难懂
To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand.
例:...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing...经常让普教著作变得艰深晦涩的术语
例:This issue has been obscured by recent events.最近发生的一些事件使这一问题变得混淆不清。
变形
third:obscures~done:obscured~est:obscurest~adv:obscurely~ing:obscuring~er:obscurer~past:obscured~

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