obscure

[US]/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
[UK]/əbˈskjʊr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 无名的;鲜为人知的 费解的,晦涩的
v. 遮掩;使难理解隐藏
Word Forms
现在分词obscuring
过去分词obscured
过去式obscured
第三人称单数obscures
比较级obscurer
最高级obscurest

Phrases & Collocations

obscure meaning

含义模糊

obscure language

晦涩难懂

obscure reference

模糊的参考

obscure origin

不明确的起源

obscure artist

鲜为人知的艺术家

obscure glass

不透茫璃;毛玻璃

Example Sentences

to obscure the truth

掩盖真相

Real-world Examples

Clouds were obscuring the moon completely.

浮云把月亮完全遮住了。

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Yes. Jonathan Gruber was pretty obscure until recently.

对,乔纳森·格鲁伯直到最近依然不太知名。

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

A red carpet now obscures exquisite floor mosaics.

现在红地毯盖上了地板上精致的图案。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

And the rhetorical battle obscures important areas of agreement.

这场争论实际上模糊了双方共同观点中的重要领域。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

But even this weakened sunlight is often obscured for days by enormous dust storms.

但即便是这样稀薄的阳光也经常被巨大的沙尘暴遮盖数天。

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

No matter how heavy the clouds may be, they can't obscure this phenomenon.

不论云彩怎么浓厚,都不能使它沉黑。

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Whenever you run into it, it always obscures the truth.

每当你遇到这样的情况,偏见就会掩盖真相。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

All these stuffy old white guys with their treatises and obscure terminologies.

迂腐刻板的白人教授以及他们难懂的论文和晦涩的术语。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

For comparison, a planet the size of Jupiter would only obscure the star by just 1%.

相比之下,一颗木星大小的行星只会让这颗恒星变暗 1%。

Source: Realm of Legends

He grew the bushy black beard that obscured his face.

他留浓密的黑胡子以模糊他的面容。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

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