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BNC: 11476 COCA: 12434

obscurity

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ob·scu·ri·ty /əbˈskjʊərəti $ -ˈskjʊr-/ noun (plural obscurities)  
1 [uncountableU]NOT KNOWFAMOUS the state of not being known or remembered 无名,默默无闻
fade/slide/sink etc into obscurity
 The group produced two albums before disappearing into obscurity.
这个团体发行两张专辑后就淡出乐坛。
live/work/remain etc in obscurity
 O'Brien died in obscurity.
奥布莱恩默默无闻地死去。
from obscurity to something
 She rose from obscurity to stardom.
她从无名之辈一跃成为明星。
2 [countableC, uncountableU]UNDERSTAND something that is difficult to understand, or the quality of being difficult to understand 费解的事物;费解,晦涩
 obscurities in the text
文中的难解之处
nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
fade into obscurity (=to gradually be forgotten after being well-known)
The band faded into obscurity as the 1980s progressed.
slide/slip/sink into obscurity (=fade into obscurity)
Many scientific theories are never proved and slip into obscurity.
work/labour/toil in obscurity (=work without being well-known)
After years of working in obscurity, his paintings are now hanging in museums.
languish in obscurity (=to fail to become well-known or successful)
Until recently her talent has languished in obscurity.
rise/emerge from obscurity (=to become well-known after not being known at all)
Harris received coaching and rose from obscurity to stardom.
rescue somebody/something from obscurity (=to stop someone or something from being forgotten)
He was rescued from obscurity by Alder's brilliant biography in 1985.
be plucked from obscurity (=to take someone or something that is not known about and make them well-known)
The actress has been plucked from obscurity to become the new Bond girl.
be relegated/consigned to obscurity (=to be put in the position of being forgotten after being well-known )
Inevitably, many good players are relegated to obscurity.
adjectives
relative/comparative obscurity (=not known about compared to other things that are better known)
He brought the team from relative obscurity to fame.
total obscurity
The competition has helped some aspiring writers to emerge from total obscurity.
professional/political obscurity (=not known about in your profession or in politics)
After his defeat, he sank into political obscurity.
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BNC: 11476 COCA: 12434
obscurity

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + OBSCURITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcomplete, total完全默默無聞near, virtual幾乎/事實上默默無聞He is now living in virtual obscurity.事實上,如今他只是默默無聞地活着。comparative, relative比較晦澀professional在行業內無名VERB + OBSCURITYfade into, sink into, slip into, vanish into漸歸湮沒be plucked from, emerge from, rise from擺脫無名的狀況;開始出名After many years, his scientific work emerged from obscurity.他的科學著作湮沒多年之後才開始引起關注。O'Neil rose from obscurity to become an international sensation.奧尼爾從一個無名小卒一躍成為國際焦點。be relegated to歸於默默無聞labor in, languish in默默無聞地在⋯勞作/在⋯受煎熬PREPOSITIONin obscurity默默無聞He spent his early life in relative obscurity.他早年沒什麼名氣。PHRASESgo from obscurity to celebrity, notoriety, fame, etc.從默默無聞變成名人、變得臭名昭著、變得名聲大噪等
BNC: 11476 COCA: 12434
BNC: 11476 COCA: 12434
obscurity
Not famous: unknown, obscure, unrecognized...
Mysteries, riddles and unknown things or people: mystery, riddle, uncertainty...

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