complicate

英 [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt]

美 [ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt]

v.  使复杂化

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

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.9479 / COCA.5983

牛津词典

verb

• 使复杂化
  to make sth more difficult to do, understand or deal with
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使难以理解；使复杂化
  Tocomplicatesomething means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
  1. What complicates the issue is the burden of history...
     历史的重负使问题复杂化了。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。

英英释义

verb

• make more complex, intricate, or richer
  1. refine a design or pattern
  Synonym:refinerarifyelaborate
• make more complicated
  1. There was a new development that complicated the matter
  Synonym:perplex

双语例句

• Social norms, traditions, and families often complicate the decision-making process and limit employment opportunities for women.
  社会规范、传统风俗和家庭往往使得决策过程复杂化，限制了妇女的就业机会。
• Let's not complicate matters by introducing any more restrictions.
  我们不要再采用更多的限制把事情复杂化了。
• 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。
• Bad information design can complicate the coding required for manipulation and presentation of the information set.
  低劣的信息设计可能会使信息集合的操作和呈现所需的代码更复杂。
• Systems with two or more clock domains complicate the testing process.
  带两个或更多时钟域的系统是测试过程变复杂。
• Both of these providers have issues that complicate the integration of Wink services with Ajax applications.
  这两个提供程序都会使Wink服务和AjaxBoth应用程序的集成复杂化。
• When we complicate life through our endless planning we bring tomorrow's problems into today.
  当我们通过无休止的规划把生活复杂化时，我们很自然地就把明天的问题带到了今天。
• Applying inappropriate or unnecessary patterns can complicate your design for no reason.
  应用不恰当或不必要的模式可能会莫明其妙地让您的设计变得复杂。
• 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。
• Far too often we complicate our health and burden it with high expense.
  过于复杂的时候，我们的健康和负担的费用也高。