obscure /əbˈskjʊə/ CET6 TEM4 ( obscuring, obscured, obscurer, obscures, obscurest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people. 鲜为人知的

  例：

  The origin of the custom is obscure.

  该习俗的起源鲜为人知。

• 2. 

  ADJ Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details. 复杂难懂的; 难处理的

  例：

  The contracts are written in obscure language.

  那些合同是用复杂难懂的语言写的。

• 3. 

  V-T If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly. 遮掩

  例：

  Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the square's southern half.

  树木遮住了他的视线，他不怎么看得见广场南半部。

• 4. 

  V-T To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand. 使…难懂

  例：

  ...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing.

  …常使教学行文变得复杂难懂的术语。