obscure
gb/əbskjˈʊɹ/ us/əbskjˈʊɹ/
B1
انگریزی
~ 3900
homályos, nehezen érthető, nem világos, zavaros, elfed, elhomályosít, eltakar, kevésbé ismert, eldugott, ismeretlen
B2
1
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The rules are obscure.
A szabályok homályosak.
That word has an obscure meaning.
Annak a szónak homályos a jelentése.
The answer is obscure.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'obscure' with 'abstract'; 'abstract' relates to ideas that are not physical, while 'obscure' refers to something unclear or little known.
معنی
not clear or hard to understand
لفظی تراکیب
obscure meaning
|obscure reference
|obscure fact
|obscure origin
ہم معنی الفاظ
unclear (More common in everyday speech; lacks the slightly formal or academic tone of 'obscure'.)
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vague (Implies lack of detail or precision, not necessarily rarity.)
متضاد الفاظ
clear (Directly opposite in meaning; something easy to understand or see.)
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obvious (Implies immediately apparent or easily noticed.)
موضوعات
communication
|knowledge
|understanding
|education
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
Not clear or easy to understand; not well known.
Not clearly expressed, easily understood, or well known.
فعل
B2
2
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The fog obscured the road.
A köd eltakarta az utat.
He obscured the truth.
Elfödte az igazságot.
The clouds obscure the sun.
عام غلطی:
Learners may overuse 'hide' instead of 'obscure'; 'hide' often implies intentional action, while 'obscure' can be unintentional.
معنی
to make unclear or hide
لفظی تراکیب
obscure the truth
|obscure the view
|obscure details
ہم معنی الفاظ
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.)
متضاد الفاظ
reveal (Means to make something known or visible.)
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clarify (Means to make something easier to understand.)
موضوعات
communication
|vision
|information
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To hide something or make it hard to understand.
To make something less visible, less understandable, or less well known.
B1
3
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He is an obscure singer.
Ő egy kevésbé ismert énekes.
This is an obscure town.
Ez egy kevésbé ismert város.
That rule is obscure.
معنی
not well known or famous
لفظی تراکیب
obscure artist
|obscure law
|obscure location
ہم معنی الفاظ
unknown (Plain and direct; lacks the formal tone of 'obscure'.)
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unfamiliar (Implies not recognized by someone personally, not necessarily rare generally.)
متضاد الفاظ
famous (Widely known and recognized by many people.)
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well-known (Commonly recognized or familiar to many people.)
موضوعات
fame
|knowledge
|core_vocabulary
|communication
تعریف
Known by very few people.
Not known by many people; not famous or popular.
گرامر
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obscure
IPA
GB/əbskjˈʊɹ/
US/əbskjˈʊɹ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
ob - scure (2 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (scure)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: obscure
Verb
- Base: obscure
- 3rd Person Singular: obscures
- Present Participle: obscuring
- Past: obscured
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.