obscure

ob·scure

O0013300 (ŏb-skyo͝or′, əb-)adj. ob·scur·er, ob·scur·est 1. Deficient in light; dark: the obscure depths of a cave.2. a. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct: an obscure figure in the fog.b. Indistinctly heard; faint.c. Linguistics Having the reduced, neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).3. a. Far from centers of human population: an obscure village.b. Out of sight; hidden: an obscure retreat.4. Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous: an obscure flaw.5. Of undistinguished or humble station or reputation: an obscure poet; an obscure family.6. Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague: Some say that Blake's style is obscure and complex. See Synonyms at ambiguous.tr.v. ob·scured, ob·scur·ing, ob·scures 1. To make dim, indistinct, or impossible to see: "His face was obscured in shadow" (Rosemary Mahoney). See Synonyms at block.2. To make difficult to discern mentally or understand: The meaning of the text was obscured by its difficult language.3. To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from: "[His] character was so repellent that it has obscured his historical role" (David Rains Wallace).4. Linguistics To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).n. Something obscure or unknown.

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[Middle English, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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ob·scure′ly adv.ob·scure′ness n.

obscure

(əbˈskjʊə) adj1. unclear or abstruse2. indistinct, vague, or indefinite3. inconspicuous or unimportant4. hidden, secret, or remote5. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a vowel) reduced to or transformed into a neutral vowel (ə)6. gloomy, dark, clouded, or dimvb (tr) 7. to make unclear, vague, or hidden8. to cover or cloud over9. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics to pronounce (a vowel) with articulation that causes it to become a neutral sound represented by (ə)n a rare word for obscurity[C14: via Old French from Latin obscūrus dark] obscuration n obˈscurely adv obˈscureness n

ob•scure

(əbˈskyʊər)

adj. -scur•er, -scur•est, adj. 1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain. 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motives. 3. (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 4. not readily seen, heard, etc.; indistinct; faint. 5. inconspicuous or unnoticeable: the obscure beginnings of a movement. 6. of little or no prominence or distinction; unknown: an obscure artist. 7. far from public notice or activity; remote: an obscure little town. 8. lacking in light or illumination; dark; dim; murky. 9. enveloped in or concealed by darkness. 10. (of a vowel) having the reduced or neutral sound usu. represented by the schwa (ə). v.t. 11. to conceal or confuse (meaning, intention, or the like); cover; mask. 12. to make dark, dim, indistinct, etc. 13. to reduce or neutralize (a vowel) to the sound usu. represented by a schwa (ə). n. 14. obscurity. [1400–50; late Middle English < Old French oscur, obscur < Latin obscūrus dark] ob•scure′ly, adv. ob•scure′ness, n. syn: See mysterious.

obscure

Past participle: obscured
Gerund: obscuring

Imperative
obscure
obscure

Present
I obscure
you obscure
he/she/it obscures
we obscure
you obscure
they obscure

Preterite
I obscured
you obscured
he/she/it obscured
we obscured
you obscured
they obscured

Present Continuous
I am obscuring
you are obscuring
he/she/it is obscuring
we are obscuring
you are obscuring
they are obscuring

Present Perfect
I have obscured
you have obscured
he/she/it has obscured
we have obscured
you have obscured
they have obscured

Past Continuous
I was obscuring
you were obscuring
he/she/it was obscuring
we were obscuring
you were obscuring
they were obscuring

Past Perfect
I had obscured
you had obscured
he/she/it had obscured
we had obscured
you had obscured
they had obscured

Future
I will obscure
you will obscure
he/she/it will obscure
we will obscure
you will obscure
they will obscure

Future Perfect
I will have obscured
you will have obscured
he/she/it will have obscured
we will have obscured
you will have obscured
they will have obscured

Future Continuous
I will be obscuring
you will be obscuring
he/she/it will be obscuring
we will be obscuring
you will be obscuring
they will be obscuring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been obscuring
you have been obscuring
he/she/it has been obscuring
we have been obscuring
you have been obscuring
they have been obscuring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been obscuring
you will have been obscuring
he/she/it will have been obscuring
we will have been obscuring
you will have been obscuring
they will have been obscuring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been obscuring
you had been obscuring
he/she/it had been obscuring
we had been obscuring
you had been obscuring
they had been obscuring

Conditional
I would obscure
you would obscure
he/she/it would obscure
we would obscure
you would obscure
they would obscure

Past Conditional
I would have obscured
you would have obscured
he/she/it would have obscured
we would have obscured
you would have obscured
they would have obscured

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	obscure - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, mist, cloudconceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
	2.	obscure - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"obnubilate, blur, confusealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
	3.	obscure - make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"bedim, overcloudalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	obscure - reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwalinguistics - the scientific study of languagereduce - destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
	5.	obscure - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"blot out, obliterate, veil, hidealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story"
Adj.	1.	obscure - not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Lockevagueunclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
	2.	obscure - 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"darkuncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
	3.	obscure - difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"hiddenconcealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
	4.	obscure - not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"unsung, unknowninglorious - not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
	5.	obscure - not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"unnoticeableinconspicuous, invisible - not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"
	6.	obscure - remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"apart, isolatedunconnected - not joined or linked together

obscure

adjective1. unknown, minor, little-known, humble, unfamiliar, out-of-the-way, unseen, lowly, unimportant, unheard-of, unsung, nameless, undistinguished, inconspicuous, unnoted, unhonoured, unrenowned The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer.
unknown major, important, famous, significant, celebrated, familiar, distinguished, well-known, prominent, renowned, eminent, illustrious, widely-known2. abstruse, involved, complex, confusing, puzzling, subtle, mysterious, deep, vague, unclear, doubtful, mystical, intricate, ambiguous, enigmatic, esoteric, perplexing, occult, opaque, incomprehensible, arcane, cryptic, unfathomable, recondite, clear as mud (informal) The contract is written in obscure language.
abstruse clear, obvious, plain, simple, apparent, evident, distinct, straightforward, explicit, definite, manifest, transparent, unmistakable, lucid, intelligible3. unclear, hidden, uncertain, confused, mysterious, concealed, doubtful, indefinite, indeterminate The word is of obscure origin.
unclear well-known4. indistinct, vague, blurred, dark, clouded, faint, dim, gloomy, veiled, murky, fuzzy, shadowy, cloudy, misty, hazy, indistinguishable, indeterminate, dusky, undefined, out of focus, ill-defined, obfuscated, indiscernible, tenebrous The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist.
indistinct clear, sharp, distinct, well-definedverb1. obstruct, hinder, block out Trees obscured his vision.2. hide, cover (up), screen, mask, disguise, conceal, veil, cloak, shroud, camouflage, envelop, encase, enshroud The building is almost completely obscured by a huge banner.
hide show, reveal, expose, unveil, uncover, unmask3. obfuscate, confuse, cloud, blur, muddy, darken, muddy the waters of, adumbrate, befog, throw a veil over, bedim the jargon that frequently obscures legal documents
obfuscate explain, clarify, interpret, disclose, explicate

obscure

adjective1. Deficient in brightness:caliginous, dark, dim, dusky, murky.2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible:blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague.3. Far from centers of human population:back, insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, outlying, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, secluded, solitary.Idiom: off the beaten path.4. Not readily noticed or seen:inconspicuous, unconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive.Idiom: having a low profile.5. Not known or not widely known by name:nameless, unheard-of, unknown.6. Liable to more than one interpretation:ambiguous, cloudy, equivocal, inexplicit, nebulous, uncertain, unclear, vague.verb1. To make dim or indistinct:becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, overcast, overshadow, shadow.2. To conceal in obscurity:hide, submerge.3. To cut off from sight:block (out), conceal, hide, obstruct, screen, shroud, shut off (or out).

Translations

不引人注目的使不明显暗的朦胧的遮掩

obscure

(əbˈskjuə) adjective1. not clear; difficult to see. an obscure corner of the library. 暗的，朦朧的 暗的，朦胧的 2. not well-known. an obscure author. 不出名的 不引人注目的3. difficult to understand. an obscure poem. 難解的 难解的 verb to make obscure. A large tree obscured the view. 遮掩，使不明顯 遮掩，使不明显 obˈscurely adverb 遮掩 遮掩，暗地地，朦胧地，难解地 obˈscurity noun 遮掩 朦胧，不明，费解，隐晦