[VERB 动词]使难以理解;使复杂化 To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
[V n]
What complicates the issue is the burden of history...
历史的重负使问题复杂化了。
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。
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。
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。
Oxford
com·pli·cate★/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt; NAmEˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt/verbcomplicatesth to make sth more difficult to do, understand or deal with 使复杂化◆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。◆To complicate mattersfurther, 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。◆The issue is complicated by the fact thata vital document is missing. 一份重要文件的丢失使这个问题复杂化了。complicatecomplicatescomplicatedcomplicatingcom·pli·cate/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt; NAmEˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt/
1to make a problem or situation more difficult: The situation is complicated by the fact that I’ve got to work late on Friday.To complicate matters further, differences exist as regards legal systems, trade customs, and language.2to make an illness worse: a heart condition complicated by pneumoniaGRAMMARComplicate is usually passive in this meaning.
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