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| 1 | not known about or not well known 不知晓的；无名的；默默无闻的 |
| Details of this period of Shakespeare’ s life remain obscure. 对莎士比亚这一时期的生活详情仍然不清楚。 |
| The report had been published in an obscure German journal. 这篇报道被登在一本名不见经传的德国期刊上。 |
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| 2 | not clearly expressed or not easy to understand 晦涩的；费解的 |
| somewhat/rather/relatively obscure The rules for the competition are somewhat obscure. 竞赛规则有点让人费解。 |
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| - | for some obscure reason
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| used for saying that you do not know the reason for something |
| 由于某种说不清的原因 |
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| For some obscure reason he is regarded as a great singer. 由于某种说不清的原因，他被认为是个大歌唱家。 |
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| obscurely adv |
| I’ m used to reading obscurely written manuals. 我很习惯阅读书写潦草的手稿。 |
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