Translation of "obscure" - English-Mandarin Chinese dictionary

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obscureadjective

uk ​ /əbˈskjʊər/ us ​ /əbˈskjʊr/

obscure adjective (NOT KNOWN)

› not known to many people

无名的；鲜为人知的；默默无闻的
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

obscure adjective (NOT CLEAR)

› not clear and difficult to understand or see

费解的，晦涩的；模糊的，朦胧的；不清楚的
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。

obscureverb [ T ]

uk ​ /əbˈskjʊər/ us ​ /əbˈskjʊr/

› to prevent something from being seen or heard

遮掩；遮蔽；使不分明
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。

› to make something difficult to discover and understand

隐藏，掩盖；使难理解，使晦涩
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。

(Translation of “obscure” from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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