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

• 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。
• 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。
• But now I'll complicate the problem a bit.
  但是现在我将使问题稍微复杂化。
• In the design of large-scale information system, access control system part is always a complicate task.
  在大型信息系统的设计中，访问控制一直是一项复杂的工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• From a business point of view, poorly structured service interfaces can complicate development and optimization of business processes.
  从业务角度而言，设计糟糕的服务接口可能使得业务流程的开发和优化变得复杂。
• 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。
• What complicates the issue is the burden of history
  历史的重负使问题复杂化了。