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发音：[əbˈtus]
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例句：
- The term obtuse can be used to describe a person who is slow to understand or perceive things, often implying a lack of intelligence or awareness. Also, it is used to describe an idea, concept, or explanation that is not easy to understand, or not clear or precise in thought or expression.
- During the press conference, the politician’s comments were obtuse, indicating her lack of awareness about the gravity of the situation or her intention to mislead the public.
- John’s obtuse personality was often scathed by his peers, despite his impressive academic record, making it hard for him to connect with others.
- Tax policy is far more obtuse and clinical compared to health care, which is an inherently charged topic that ordinary Americans can comprehend.
- The author’s obtuse writing style made it challenging for readers to understand the point she was trying to convey.
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解释：
- Obtuse这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“ (someone) slow to understand or perceive things, or (an idea, concept, or explanation) not easy to understand”这一含义，即“迟钝的/愚蠢的/费解的/难懂的”，与stupid/dumb/undiscerning这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Obama’s goal to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State sounded like an obtuse and conditional war aim.（奥巴马“削弱并最终摧毁”伊斯兰国的目标听起来像是一个费解和有条件的战争目标。）
—Politics - The Tokyo Game Show shared the series’ odd sense of humor, somewhat obtuse mission design, and total lack of concern for technical proficiency.（东京电玩展分享了该系列奇怪的幽默感，有点难懂的任务设计，以及对技术熟练程度的完全不关心。）
—Technology - The belief that Silicon Valley no longer invests in significant projects isn’t just incorrect, but also obtuse and potentially harmful.（认为硅谷不再投资重大项目的想法不仅是不正确的，而且是愚蠢以及可能有害的。）
—Business - To examine the most obtuse “multiple universe” theories, we could search for boundaries where universes affect each other, but never the universes themselves.（为了研究最难懂的“多宇宙”理论，我们可以寻找宇宙相互影响的边界，但不能搜索宇宙本身。）
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