complicate

美 [ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt]英 [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt]
  • vt.(使)复杂化,变复杂;并发(病),使恶化;使卷入,使陷入;牵连
  • adj.<植>褶叠的;<昆>(翅膀)纵折的;由密切相关的部件组成的

过去式: complicated 现在分词: complicating 过去分词: complicated 第三人称单数: complicates

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verb

使复杂化
to make sth more difficult to do, understand or deal with

I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary.

我不想使这项任务不必要地复杂化。

To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock.

使事情更难办的是8点钟之前不会有交通工具。

The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.

一份重要文件的丢失使这个问题复杂化了。

complicate

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    VERB 使难以理解;使复杂化
    To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.

    What complicates the issue is the burden of history...

    历史的重负使问题复杂化了。

verb

1
make more complex, intricate, or richer
refine a design or pattern
Synonym: refine rarify elaborate
2
make more complicated
There was a new development that complicated the matter
Synonym: perplex

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  1. Any decision taken by them now , however well meant , could complicate the peace process .

    现在他们作的任何一个决定,不管本意多么好,都可能使和平进程复杂化。

  2. There is no need to complicate matters .

    没有必要使问题复杂化。

  3. The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized .

    形势比他们最初意识到的更为复杂。

  4. My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours .

    我得工作这么长的时间,因此生活中的麻烦事就更多了。

  5. It 's all very complicated ─ but I 'll try and explain .

    尽管这一切都很难理解,但我会尽力解释。

  6. Divorce is complicated enough in normal circumstances , but this situation is even worse .

    在一般情况下,离婚已经够复杂了,但这一次情况更糟。

  7. The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing .

    一份重要文件的丢失使这个问题复杂化了。

  8. To the uninitiated the system seems too complicated .

    对外行而言,这个系统似乎过于复杂。

  9. I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary .

    我不想使这项任务不必要地复杂化。

  10. The instructions look very complicated .

    这说明书看起来很难懂。

  11. The instructions were rather complicated .

    这些说明相当复杂。

  12. To complicate matters further , there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock .

    使事情更难办的是8点钟之前不会有交通工具。

  13. He was trying to ravel out the complicated series of events that had led to this situation .

    他那时正试图把导致这一局面的一系列复杂事件理出个头绪来。

  14. She can deal with complicated numbers in her head , but we lesser mortals need calculators !

    她可以心算复杂的数字,而我们常人就需要计算器!

  15. His love life was complicated , and involved intense relationships .

    他的爱情生活很复杂,几段感情都是轰轰烈烈。

  16. The text is approachable , coping well with quite complicated subjects .

    这篇课文把相当复杂的主题讲述得深入浅出、通俗易懂。

  17. The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense .

    其他办法只会使情况复杂化,而且可能给他带来更大花销。

  18. Ray is a complicated , moody man behind the joking front .

    雷是一个表面上嘻嘻哈哈,但内心复杂且情绪多变的人。

  19. The biology of these diseases is terribly complicated .

    这些疾病的机理极其复杂。

  20. Tanks are strongly built . It is a complicated and difficult process to break them up .

    坦克造得都很坚固,拆卸过程复杂而艰难。

  21. To complicate matters further , everybody 's vitamin requirements vary

    更麻烦的是,每个人对维生素的需求量是不同的。

  22. The situation in Lebanon is very complicated .

    黎巴嫩的情况十分复杂。

  23. What complicates the issue is the burden of history

    历史的重负使问题复杂化了。

  24. The day 's events , he said , would only complicate the task of the peacekeeping forces

    他说白天发生的事件只会使维和部队的任务更为复杂。

  25. Coordinating airline traffic on the ground is as complicated as managing the traffic in the air .

    协调地面的航空交通与管理空中交通一样复杂。

  26. Bad weather continues to complicate efforts to deal with oil spilling from the tanker .

    恶劣天气使得油轮溢油的处理工作更为复杂。

  27. He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale

    他说那是一个非常曲折复杂的故事。

  28. To my way of thinking , it didn 't seem as if it ought to be so terribly complicated .

    我觉得,事情好像没必要这么复杂。

  29. The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses , pipes and rods .

    活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。

  30. The issue of the monarchy is complicating politics in the run-up to the elections

    就在选举拉开序幕前,君主政体的问题使政局变得复杂起来。