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

• 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。
• 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。
• But the problem between us is surely not as complicate as Iran or North Korea.
  但是我们之间的问题不会像伊朗或者是北朝鲜的核武器问题那样错综复杂。
• To complicate matters, users and programmers often seem to speak different languages, leading to communication problems.
  麻烦的是，用户和程序员似乎常常讲不同的语言，导致了两者之间的联系障碍。
• A finite element model of large combined tubular reactor with complicate structure and loads was built up.
  对结构和所受载荷都非常复杂的某大型组合管式反应塔建立了有限元模型。
• 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。
• There are some common solutions for this problem, but distributed systems complicate matters.
  可以通过一些常见的解决方案解决这个问题，但分布式系统让问题变得更加复杂。
• 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。
• Don't complicate life for me!
  不要为我把生活搞复杂了！
• In addition, there are multiple generic brands of the same drug, which can complicate bar coding.
  此外，也有相同的药物，它可以条形码复杂的多个通用品牌。