obfuscating
present participle ofobfuscate
| 单词 | obfuscating |
| 释义 | obfuscating present participle ofobfuscate obfuscate verb formaluk/ˈɒb.fʌs.keɪt/us/ˈɑːb.fə.skeɪt/[TorI] to make something lessclearandhardertounderstand,especiallyintentionally: She wascriticizedfor usingargumentsthat obfuscated themainissue. Companiesdeliberatelyobfuscatefiguresincomplicatedannualreports. Instead ofconcealingor obfuscating, thedoctorsinvolvedadmittedtheirfaultandlaunchedaninvestigation. Synonyms muddythe waters obscure Opposites clarify elucidateformal [T] to putfalseorconfusinginformationon theinternet,especiallyusingspecialsoftware, inordertostopsearchenginesbeingabletocollectinformationabout you: You canconfusewebtrackersby obfuscatingyourmovementsonline. Thebrowserextensionisdesignedto obfuscatebrowsingdataandprotectusersfromtrackingbyadvertisingnetworks. [T] tocreatecomputercode(=instructionsused toprogramcomputers)that isdifficultforhumanstounderstand, inordertoreducethecodesizeandhideit from otherpeople: Muchsourcecodeencryptionsoftwareobfuscates thecode. Deliberately obfuscatedsourcecodeis notallowed. See also encrypt Digressing and being indirect or evasive
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hiding and disguising Examplesofobfuscatingobfuscating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A major problem, evident within several papers, is language use, which at times can be irritatinglyobfuscating, impenetrable and, in effect, discouraging. From theCambridge English Corpus When giving business news, the phrase fiscal drag (whatever that may mean) becomes a trulyobfuscating'fiscal drug'. From theCambridge English Corpus Such estimations were vague at best andobfuscatingat worst. From theCambridge English Corpus Programmes relatively susceptible toobfuscatingreforms have suffered larger cutbacks than other programmes. From theCambridge English Corpus It also carries us across the divide from the more constructive aspects of postmodern and semiotic theory to their mostobfuscatingand irritating. From theCambridge English Corpus These essays, in the main, reflect the high-technology imperatives of a communication revolution in which messages have given way to infinitelyobfuscatingprocesses. From theCambridge English Corpus If these are our choices, then it is hardly surprising if theorists devote themselves to sophisticated projects in obfuscation-the more sophisticated, the more successfullyobfuscating. From theCambridge English Corpus The life of the analyst or logician would, in short, appear to be beside the point-window dressing at best,obfuscatingat worst. From theCambridge English Corpus Justice demands that the secret andobfuscatingmasks of history and identity be removed. From theCambridge English Corpus He also notes that because some groups have lost benefits due to pension reform, politicians tend to develop ' ' blame avoidance ' ' strategies,obfuscatingbenefit cuts through complex reforms. From theCambridge English Corpus They should not beobfuscatingthe reasons for the delay in their action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is avoiding the question andobfuscatingthe issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even that figure is not a reliable estimate, because the nuclear industry has a long history ofobfuscatingthe real costs of generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We areobfuscatingthe issue by increasing bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The confusion caused by the pro-lifers is the mostobfuscating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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