单词 | obscure |
释义 | obscure¹ 1.(unknown)+ person, publication不显著的;不引人注目的;无名的;默默无闻的 The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.这首赞美歌是由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。 an 18th-century book so obscure I can't even remember the name18世纪的一本让我连名字都记不住的没什么名气的书 a complicated formula designed by some obscure Belgian mathematician由某位不知名的比利时数学家设计出的复杂公式 2.(hard to understand)+ reference, language含糊的;晦涩难懂的 obscure points of theologyorsemantics神学或语义学晦涩的观点 Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.理查德的声明含糊不清, 真丢脸。 The contracts are written in obscure language.这些合同的语言晦涩难懂。 3.(vague)不清楚的;不明确的 The general gave him a look; its meaning was obscure.将军看了他一眼, 眼神含义不甚明了。 The origin of the custom is obscure.该习俗的起源尚不明了。 4.(tucked away)隐藏的;偏僻的 Bookshops do sell postcards (if you look really hard and usually upstairs in some obscure place).书店确实卖明信片(如果你很仔细地寻找, 通常会在楼上的某个犄角旮旯找到)。 a warehouse in an obscure corner of the airport位于机场偏僻角落的一个仓库 5.【言语】(元音)中性的, 弱化的 an obscure vowel弱化元音 6.<文>(gloomy)幽暗的;昏暗的;黑暗的 the obscure darkness幽深的黑暗 idiom obscure² ◆for some obscure reason出于某种不确定的原因 For some obscure reason, Bellamy was busily pocketing the empty shells.不知因为什么, 贝拉米正忙着往衣袋里装弹壳。 1.+ truth, facts使含混;使不明确;使费解 The central issue in your campaign must not be allowed to obscure the wider political issues.决不能让竞选中的中心议题模糊了更大的政治问题。 the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing经常使教育著作晦涩难懂的术语 This issue has been obscured by recent events.这个问题已被最近的一些事件搞得模糊不清。 2.(from view)+ sun, area遮蔽;使看不清(或听不清) Some areas were obscured by patches of fog.一些区域被重重大雾笼罩。 One wall of the building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.这栋建筑物的一面墙现在几乎被一条巨型横幅完全盖住了。 Trees obscured his vision.树木遮挡住了他的视线。 3.【言语】使(元音)弱化 The vowels have been obscured.这些元音已被弱化了。 |
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