a.

1. 暗的，黑暗的；朦朧的
   The room is too obscure for reading.

   房間太暗，不能看書。

2. 模糊的；含糊不清的；晦澀的，難解的[（+to）]
   The meaning of the passage is obscure.

   這段文字意義晦澀。

3. 隱匿的；偏僻的
   He came from an obscure mountain village.

   他來自一個偏僻的山村。

4. 無名的；微賤的
   It is written by an obscure young poet.

   這是一位不知名的年輕詩人寫的。

vt.

1. 使變暗；遮掩
   The moon was obscured by the clouds.

   月亮被雲遮暗了。

2. 使難理解；混淆
   His difficult style obscures his meaning.

   他深奧的文體使他的意思晦澀難懂。

3. 使不顯著；使失色
   His success obscured his earlier failures.

   他的成功為他早先的失敗遮了醜。

adj.

1. not discovered or known about; uncertain.
   ▸not important or well known.
2. not clearly expressed or easily understood.
3. hard to make out; indistinct.

v.

1. keep from being seen; conceal.
2. make unclear.