[scode type="green"]obfuscate
v.（故意地）混淆，使混乱，使困惑[/scode]
音标：/'ɒbfʌskeɪt/
英英释义：
To obfuscate something means to deliberately make it seem confusing and difficult to understand.
例句：
①Macdonald accepted that such information could be used to manipulate, to obfuscate, and to mislead.
麦克唐纳相信这样的信息可以用来操纵舆论，蒙蔽误导。
②The use of pretentious phrases and complex acronyms is generally designed to obfuscate rather than elucidate.
自命不凡的短语和复杂的缩写词的使用通常是为了混淆视听，而不是阐明。----《经济学人》
③He has come across as indecisive or, even worse, he's come across as trying to obfuscate the situation.
这令他看上去优柔寡断，更糟的是，他给人一种试图在模糊现状的感觉。
拓展：
obfuscate的名词形式是“obfuscation”
《经济学人》一篇关于“新疆人权”的文章也用到了这个单词：
这里再补充一个同义词：
befuddle v.使迷惑；使困惑【If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.】
例如：
John is very amusing when he is completely befuddled.
当约翰喝得完全糊涂了的时候, 他非常有趣儿。
[scode type="green"]loom large
（尤指问题或忧虑）挥之不去，萦绕心中，显得突出[/scode]
英英释义：
If something, especially a problem or worry looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.
例句：
①As such tensions increase, they loom larger in Russia's domestic politics.
这种紧张关系的不断加剧使其在俄罗斯国内政治中愈发凸显。
②The terrible problem of armed crime now looming large in our society.
已日渐成为我们当今社会一块心病的严重的持械犯罪问题。
这个表达也可以用到写作中哦~
