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obscure

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ob·scure1 /əbˈskjʊə $ -ˈskjʊr/ ●○○ adjectiveadj  
1  NOT KNOWFAMOUSnot well known and usually not very important 无名的；微贱的
 an obscure poet
名不见经传的诗人
 The details of his life remain obscure.
他的生平不详。
2  UNDERSTANDdifficult to understand 费解的，晦涩的
 obscure legal phrases
费解的法律术语
 For some obscure reason, the group is very popular.
这个组合莫名其妙地很受欢迎。
—obscurely adverbadv
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obscure• The proposed arrangements however are rather obscure.• Best's art is eccentric and obscure.• Publishers would not print his earlier poetry because they felt it was too obscure.• The connection between the studies is somewhat obscure.• The Silver Apples are one of those obscure bands that you might hear about, but never actually hear.• The lines were written by an obscure English poet named Mordaunt.• an obscure Flemish painter• Laurence Hurst has pursued an obscure hint of a gender-altering parasite among human beings.• He's using an obscure old law to try to stop the new road being built.• Picasso's first exhibition received only a short mention in an obscure Parisian newspaper.• obscure regulations• It was satisfying to send away and get this obscure stuff in the mail.• About the most obscure thing touted is the fountain in Fountain Hills.• You're not expected to input anything too obscure though, so frustrations in this respect are kept to a minimum.• Each sprang from the obscure underside of the society.
remain obscure• Sadler's activities as a notary in Chancery remain obscure.• The precise status and terms of reference of this committee remain obscure.• Until the final stages of the war the future form of radical and socialist politics in Britain remained obscure.• For reasons that remain obscure, caffeine significantly increases the analgesic effectiveness of both aspirin and aspirin substitutes such as acetaminophen.• But then again, so much about this brilliant, underappreciated composer, arranger and pianist has remained obscure for decades.• While causes of dyslexia remain obscure, there is growing evidence that it is neurological in nature.
For ... obscure reason• My colleagues and I will vote against the Bill, and not for any obscure reason.• Archer understood that he ran the risk of having his mandate withdrawn, and for some obscure reason he disliked the prospect.• Occasionally, for some obscure reason of her own, Elinor was pleasant.• And that faced her with a course of action which, for some obscure reason, seemed rather distasteful now.• For some obscure reason you had to be taken over.
obscure2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  UNDERSTANDto make something difficult to know or understand 搞混，使难理解
 Recent successes have obscured the fact that the company is still in trouble.
近来的成功掩盖了公司依然处于困境的事实。
2  CLEAR/EASY TO SEEto prevent something from being seen or heard clearly 遮蔽；使朦胧；使听不清
 The view was obscured by mist.
薄雾中景色朦胧。
► see thesaurus at hide
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obscure• That banner ad obscured an ad on the Time site for PointCast, which competes with NewsPage.• Everything upon which her eyes focused was obscured by a heavy veil.• Parts of the coast were obscured by fog.• If the finger is used, the image is partly obscured by the hand.• Soon, they would catch up with the sun and obscure it.• The staining frequently obscured the nucleus making assessment of the presence of nuclear staining difficult.• Fitful clouds were beginning to obscure the sun.• It must be redesigned so that it illuminates the choices facing the country - not, as now, obscures them.• Despite the obscuring veil of time, many researchers can make out the traces of the Supercontinent Cycle in the Precambrian.
obscured the fact• The authors say the argument has obscured the fact that, under either financing plan, there will be a funding gap.• Second, the furore obscured the fact that Velikovsky was making an important point: catastrophes have occurred in the past.
Origin obscure1
(1300-1400) Old French Latin obscurus
ob·scure1 adjectiveadjobscure2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5564 COCA: 5853
obscure

verb

ADVERB | VERB + OBSCURE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤completely, totally完全遮掩▸➤almost幾乎掩蓋▸➤largely大部份掩蓋▸➤half, partially, partly, slightly, somewhat半遮半掩；部份遮掩；稍稍遮掩▸➤deliberately有意遮掩◇All trace of his working-class background was deliberately obscured.他工薪階層出身的所有痕跡都被有意地隱藏起來了。➤easily容易掩蓋◇Solo passages in this register are very easily obscured by other instruments.在這個音區內，獨奏樂極易被其他樂器的聲音蓋住。VERB + OBSCURE➤serve to, tend to起到掩蓋作用；往往會掩蓋◇The emphasis on social integration often served to obscure the real differences within the community.對社會融合的強調往往會掩飾社區內真正的分歧。➤allow sth to允許⋯掩蓋PREPOSITION➤behind掩藏於⋯後面◇The moon was obscured behind a wall of cloud.月亮被厚厚的雲層遮住了。➤in遮掩在⋯中◇The right-hand side of the face is obscured in deep shadow.臉的右側處於陰影中，看不清楚。PHRASES➤obscure the fact that...掩蓋⋯事實◇These figures obscure the fact that a lot of older people live in poverty.這些數字掩蓋了許多老年人生活貧困這一事實。➤obscure sth from view遮擋⋯◇The house was obscured from view by a wall.房子被一堵牆擋住，看不見。
obscure

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem不清楚；好像模糊▸➤become變得模糊◇The origins of the tradition have become obscure.這個傳統的起源已經不清楚了。➤remain仍然不清楚◇The motives behind this decision remain somewhat obscure.這一決定背後的動機仍然有點兒不明不白。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／頗為／非常模糊▸➤completely, totally完全不清楚▸➤largely大部份模糊▸➤relatively相對有些模糊➤wilfully/willfully (especially BrE) 故意弄得令人費解
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5564 COCA: 5853
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5564 COCA: 5853
obscure
Not known or difficult to know: secret, private, personal...
Not famous: unknown, obscure, unrecognized...
Complicated and difficult to understand: complicated, difficult, complex...
To hide, or to hide something: hide, cover, obscure...
To be, or to make something, difficult to understand: complicate, confuse, obscure...

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