| 单词 | complicate |
| 释义 | Word family noun complication adjective complicated ≠ uncomplicated verb complicate Related topics: Illness & disabilitycom·pli·cate /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 1 COMPLICATEDDIFFICULTto make a problem or situation more difficult 使更复杂 The situation is complicated by the fact that I’ve got to work late on Friday. 我周五还得加班，这样一来事情更复杂了。 To complicate matters further, differences exist as regards legal systems, trade customs, and language. 使事情更复杂的是在司法体系、贸易惯例和语言方面存在差异。2 MIWORSEto make an illness worse 使〔疾病〕恶化 a heart condition complicated by pneumonia 因肺炎发作而加重的心脏病n Grammar Complicate is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscomplicate• Williams died on Monday from a heart condition complicated by pneumonia.• Far from helping the situation, the new regulations are likely to complicate matters.• The continued fighting has complicated the peace negotiations.• Re-melting and alloying further complicate the situation.• A student who has no desire to learn greatly complicates the teacher's job.• I don't need a boyfriend - they just complicate your life.Origin complicate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of complicare, from com- ( → COM-) + plicare “to fold”com·pli·cate verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable difficult a or Corpus to situation make more problem |
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