obscure
gb/əbskjˈʊɹ/ us/əbskjˈʊɹ/
B1
Engleză
~ 3900
homályos, nehezen érthető, nem világos, zavaros, elfed, elhomályosít, eltakar, kevésbé ismert, eldugott, ismeretlen
B2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is obscure
The instructions were obscure and difficult to follow.
Az utasítások homályosak és nehezen követhetők voltak.
He is an expert on an obscure 14th-century poet.
Ő egy kevésbé ismert 14. századi költő szakértője.
The true meaning of the symbol remains obscure.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The rules are obscure.
A szabályok homályosak.
That word has an obscure meaning.
Annak a szónak homályos a jelentése.
The answer is obscure.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'obscure' with 'abstract'; 'abstract' relates to ideas that are not physical, while 'obscure' refers to something unclear or little known.
Sens
not clear or hard to understand
Colocații
obscure meaning
|obscure reference
|obscure fact
|obscure origin
Sinonime
unclear (More common in everyday speech; lacks the slightly formal or academic tone of 'obscure'.)
|
vague (Implies lack of detail or precision, not necessarily rarity.)
Antonime
clear (Directly opposite in meaning; something easy to understand or see.)
|
obvious (Implies immediately apparent or easily noticed.)
Teme
communication
|knowledge
|understanding
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
Not clear or easy to understand; not well known.
Not clearly expressed, easily understood, or well known.
VERB
B2
2
Tipar de utilizare:
to obscure [something]
Clouds obscured the mountain peak.
A felhők eltakarták a hegycsúcsot.
The report was written in a way that obscured the facts.
Úgy fogalmazták meg a jelentést, hogy az elfedte a tényeket.
His long speech only served to obscure the main point.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The fog obscured the road.
A köd eltakarta az utat.
He obscured the truth.
Elfödte az igazságot.
The clouds obscure the sun.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse 'hide' instead of 'obscure'; 'hide' often implies intentional action, while 'obscure' can be unintentional.
Sens
to make unclear or hide
Colocații
obscure the truth
|obscure the view
|obscure details
Sinonime
conceal (Focuses more on hiding from view, not necessarily making confusing.)
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blur (Often used for vision; can also mean make unclear figuratively.)
Antonime
reveal (Means to make something known or visible.)
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clarify (Means to make something easier to understand.)
Teme
communication
|vision
|information
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To hide something or make it hard to understand.
To make something less visible, less understandable, or less well known.
B1
3
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] is obscure
The film features an obscure actor from the 1980s.
A filmben egy kevésbé ismert, nyolcvanas évekbeli színész szerepel.
They visited an obscure village in the mountains.
Egy eldugott hegyi faluba látogattak el.
It’s an obscure tradition practiced only in this region.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He is an obscure singer.
Ő egy kevésbé ismert énekes.
This is an obscure town.
Ez egy kevésbé ismert város.
That rule is obscure.
Sens
not well known or famous
Colocații
obscure artist
|obscure law
|obscure location
Sinonime
unknown (Plain and direct; lacks the formal tone of 'obscure'.)
|
unfamiliar (Implies not recognized by someone personally, not necessarily rare generally.)
Antonime
famous (Widely known and recognized by many people.)
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well-known (Commonly recognized or familiar to many people.)
Teme
fame
|knowledge
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definiție
Known by very few people.
Not known by many people; not famous or popular.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
obscure
IPA
GB/əbskjˈʊɹ/
US/əbskjˈʊɹ/
Silabe și accent
ob - scure (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (scure)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: obscure
Verb
- Base: obscure
- 3rd Person Singular: obscures
- Present Participle: obscuring
- Past: obscured
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
in the obscurity of
1/ˈɪn ðə əbskjˈʊɹəti əv/
fixed phrase
literary
hidden or unknown in a place/situation
In a dark, hidden, or unknown place or situation.
Exemple
- In the obscurity of the basement, we found old photographs.
- The animal lived in the obscurity of the dense jungle.
throw into obscurity
1/θɹˈoʊ ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
idiom
make less known/understood suddenly
To suddenly make something less known or less clear.
Exemple
- The scandal threw the politician's achievements into obscurity.
- New research threw old theories into obscurity.
fade into obscurity
1/fˈeɪd ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
idiom
Gradually be forgotten by public
To slowly be forgotten by most people.
Exemple
- After one hit song, the singer faded into obscurity.
- After one hit song, the band faded into obscurity.
- Many old inventions have faded into obscurity.
- Many inventions fade into obscurity when better ones appear.
fade into obscurity
2/fˈeɪd ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
idiom
slowly become unknown again
To slowly stop being noticed or remembered, until almost nobody knows about you or it.
Exemple
- After one hit song, the band faded into obscurity.
- Many internet celebrities quickly fade into obscurity.
- Without new ideas, the company may fade into obscurity.