单词 | obscure |
例句 | obscure adjective 1.•the truth is that many aspects of a war's outcome remain obscure for years:unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden. ANT clear, obvious. 2.•obscure references to Proust:abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric | mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, ambiguous, cryptic, enigmatic, Delphic, oracular, oblique, opaque, elliptical, unintelligible, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unfathomable | informal as clear as mud. ANT clear, plain. 3.•rumors from open-mouth radio shows and obscure web sites:little known, unknown, unheard of, unnoticed, undistinguished, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, minor, lowly | nameless, anonymous | unsung, unrecognized, forgotten. ANT famous, renowned. 4.•an obscure shape:indistinct, faint, vague, nebulous, ill-defined, unclear, blurred, blurry, misty, hazy | dark, dim, shadowy | literary tenebrous | archaic caliginous. ANT distinct.▶verb 1.•a shy and abject manner obscured her prettiness:hide, conceal, cover, veil, shroud, screen, mask, cloak, cast a shadow over, shadow, block (out), obliterate, eclipse, darken | literary bedim, enshroud. ANT reveal. 2.•human rights are often obscured by the shadow of politics:confuse, complicate, obfuscate, cloud, blur, muddy | muddy the waters of | literary befog, becloud. ANT illuminate, clarify. |
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