obscure

🇬🇧 UK/әb'skjuә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To make something difficult to see, understand, or know; to hide or conceal.

使模糊,遮蔽,隐藏

adj.

Not well known; difficult to understand; dark or indistinct.

不出名的,无名的;晦涩难懂的;昏暗的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
obscureother
=obscure

Common Collocations

  • 1.obscure meaning含义晦涩
  • 2.obscure reference隐晦的参考
  • 3.obscure view遮挡视线

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The original meaning became obscure after centuries of linguistic change.

  • 2.

    Dark clouds began to obscure the mountain peak from view.

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