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opaque

/oh-peyk/US // oʊˈpeɪk //UK // (əʊˈpeɪk) //

不透明的,不透明,不透光,不透光的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
    • : not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc.
    • : not shining or bright; dark; dull.
    • : hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure: The problem remains opaque despite explanations.
    • : dull, stupid, or unintelligent.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that is opaque.
    • : Photography. a coloring matter, usually black or red, used to render part of a negative opaque.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    o·paqued, o·paqu·ing.

    • : Photography. to cover up blemishes on, especially for making a printing plate.
    • : to cause to become opaque.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.clouded, muddy
Antonyms
adj.hard to understand

Examples

  • So, basically, the details are, we don’t have the full details, it’s a little bit of an opaque formula, but there’s a component called the VAR of it, which is value at risk.

  • The exchanges with policy-setters also benefit the scientists by illuminating decision-making processes, which can seem opaque when they go beyond the models’ math to consider other factors.

  • It is unclear why those posts were reinstated, as Facebook is notoriously opaque on its policies and their enforcement.

  • On the other stand the machines, whose algorithms possess astonishing predictive power but whose inner workings remain radically opaque to human observers.

  • To understand why, we need to examine the bipartisan history of immigration detention, as well as New Jersey’s unique county political machines and their enormous but often opaque power.

  • Under Sepp Blatter, its interminable head, the body has been opaque and corrupt.

  • Jersey milk is thick and opaque, but Jersey cows produce much less of it—not enough to cover the coin.

  • The beer is a lovely golden color—slightly opaque, reminiscent of an aged Austrian Reisling, or even an older white Burgundy.

  • Like Berliner Weiss, these beers are unfiltered and slightly opaque.

  • As I organized my umbrella and shed my dripping coat, she sipped something golden and opaque from a tall pint glass.

  • Her eyes, too, had a curious hard opaque look, as if the old voluptuous fires had burned out; and she seemed ever on her guard.

  • There is a neat pulpit in the chapel, and it is ornamented with what seem to be panels of opaque glass.

  • There is considerable decorative skill displayed in the edifice; but the work looks opaque and needs brightening up.

  • A mirror, or window glass, backed with some opaque material, should be used for the foundation of the device.

  • Deep brown or black, very opaque, and less soluble than ordinary aloes.