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

• 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。
• 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。
• But now I'll complicate the problem a bit.
  但是现在我将使问题稍微复杂化。
• To complicate the picture, just as weather patterns have altered, so has human society.
  更糟糕的是，不仅天气模式发生了改变，而且人类社会也与以往不同了。
• This requirement tends to complicate code design.
  这个需求往往会使代码设计复杂化。
• 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。
• In fact, it can complicate other health concerns you may have, leading to more serious conditions.
  事实上，可你有健康问题复杂化等，导致更严重的情况。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。