Adjective:
not clearly understood or expressed;an obscure turn of phrase
an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit
their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear
vague…forms of speech…have so long passed for mysteries of science
marked by difficulty of style or expression;much that was dark is now quite clear to me
those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
difficult to find;hidden valleys
a hidden cave
an obscure retreat
not famous or acclaimed;an obscure family
unsung heroes of the war
not drawing attention;an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet
an obscure flaw
remote and separate physically or socially;existed over the centuries as a world apart
preserved because they inhabited a place apart
tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
an obscure village
Verb:
make less visible or unclear;The stars are obscured by the clouds
the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;Her remarks confused the debate
Their words obnubilate their intentions
make obscure or unclear;The distinction was obscured
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwamake undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;a hidden message
a veiled threat
adj.形容词
obscure, ambiguous这两个词都有“含糊的”“模棱两可的”意思。ambiguous指字词、语句、文章等由于多种解释的词而又对其确切含意未作说明而使意义模棱两可、含混不清; obscure可指字迹、道路等由于某种原因如语气本身不清,理解有误等而模糊不清,也常用作比喻,表示难以理解。
dark，dim，black，gloomy，obscure，vague，grey这些形容词都含有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”之意。
dark最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。
dim指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。
black侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。
gloomy指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。
obscure指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。
vague通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。
grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。
vague，dim，indefinite，obscure，ambiguous，faint这些形容词均含“不明确的，模糊的”之意。
vague多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。
dim侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。
indefinite指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。
obscure语气最强，指晦涩难懂。
ambiguous指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。
faint指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。
1400年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的obscur，意为黑的，暗的，不清晰的；最初源自古典拉丁语的obscurus：ob超过）+scurus(覆盖），意为被覆盖。
用作形容词 (adj.
～+名词obscure corner昏暗的角落obscure explanation模糊的解释obscure meaning意思模糊obscure mind令人费解的思想obscure position小职位obscure room阴暗的房间obscure sound模糊的声音
近义词 fog雾hide藏mist雾cloud云mask伪装veil面纱blur弄脏cloak斗蓬dim暗淡的black黑的shade阴影apart相距darken变暗shroud寿衣dark黑暗的hazy朦胧的grey灰色的faint微弱的minor轻微的conceal隐藏tough强硬的foggy有雾的blanket毛毯muddy泥泞的disguise掩饰twilight黄昏hidden隐藏的gloomy阴暗的shadowy阴暗的unknown未知的confuse使困惑vague不明确的fuzzy毛茸茸的blurred模糊的distant疏远的enigmatic谜的cryptic隐秘的becloud使遮暗abstruse深奥的confused困惑的opaque不透明的isolated孤立的obliterate涂去befog 用雾笼罩unsung未被唱的unclear不清楚的inexact不精确的eclipse日或月食bedim 使 … 模糊indefinite模糊的indistinct不清楚的complicate使复杂化obnubilate以云遮暗ambiguous模棱两可的equivocal模棱两可的overcloud使变阴暗inconspicuous不显眼的impenetrable不能穿过的incomprehensible不能理解的blot out完全清除思想、记忆等…unnoticeable不引人注意的不显著的…反义词 clear清楚的
用作形容词(adj.
用作定语
～+ n.There are many minor and obscure poets in the age of Elizabeth.伊丽莎白时代有许多不知名的诗人。
用作表语
S+be+～The point of his speech is obscure.他发言的要点模糊不清。S+be+～+ prep. -phraseThe room is too obscure for reading.这房间太昏暗了，无法看书。用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+ ～+n./pron.Her poor English obscured her meaning.她的英语差，难以表达自己的意思。
My view was obscured by the trees.我的视线被树挡住了。
形容词73%,动词25%,名词2%
用作形容词The rules for the competition are somewhatobscure.比赛的规则有点让人费解。
The reasons why he did it areobscure.他做那事的理由还不清楚。
The report had been published in anobscureGerman journal.这个报道刊登在德国一家不著名的报纸上。
He set the bed in anobscurecorner.他把床放在一个昏暗的角落。用作动词The moon wasobscuredby clouds.月亮被云遮住了。
Recent successes haveobscuredthe fact that the company is still in trouble.近来的成功掩盖了公司仍旧处于困境中的事实。
This language serves to disguise andobscure.这种话是用来文过饰非的。用作名词Hence things whichhave perplexed you and made the case moreobscurehave served to enlighten meand to strengthen my conclusions.因此，那些使你们大惑不解并且使案情更加模糊不清的事物，却会对我有所启发，并且能加强我的论断。