obscure
adjective uk/əbˈskjʊər/ us/əbˈskjʊr/
(NOT KNOWN)
无名的;鲜为人知的;默默无闻的
not known to many people
an obscure island in the Pacific 太平洋中的无名小岛
an obscure 12th-century mystic 12世纪一位鲜为人知的神秘主义者
(NOT CLEAR)
费解的,晦涩的;模糊的,朦胧的;不清楚的
not clear and difficult to understand or see
Official policy has changed, for reasons that remain obscure. 官方的政策已改变,原因尚不清楚。
His answers were obscure and confusing. 他的回答模糊不清,令人费解。
obscure
verb [ T ] uk/əbˈskjʊər/ us/əbˈskjʊr/
遮掩;遮蔽;使不分明
to prevent something from being seen or heard
Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window. 两座新摩天大楼拔地而起,挡住了她窗外的风景。
The sun was obscured by clouds. 太阳被云层遮住了。
隐藏,掩盖;使难理解,使晦涩
to make something difficult to discover and understand
Managers deliberately obscured the real situation from federal investigators. 经理们故意对联邦调查人员掩盖真实情况。