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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If the league carries out its threat of litigation, it could complicate matters.
  如果联赛委员会真的实施了他们威胁实施的法律诉讼，那这个事可能真就麻烦大了。
• Don't complicate life for me!
  不要为我把生活搞复杂了！
• 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。