The adjective is pronounced /kəm'pleks/ in American English. 用作形容词时在美国英语中读作 /kəm'pleks/。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]复杂的；错综的 Something that is
complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
...in-depth coverage of today's complex issues.
对时下一些复杂问题的深度报道
...a complex system of voting.
错综复杂的选举体制
...her complex personality.
她复杂的性格
...complex machines.
结构复杂的机器
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[ADJ 形容词](句子)复合的 In grammar, a
complex sentence contains one or more subordinate clauses as well as a main clause.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]综合建筑群；综合大楼 A
complex is a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller areas.
...plans for constructing a new stadium and leisure complex.
修建新体育场和休闲中心的计划
...a complex of offices and flats.
商住综合楼
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]错综复杂的组合；复合体 A
complex of things is a group or system of things that are connected with each other in a complicated way.
...the complex of clans which occupied the land.
生活在这片土地上的关系复杂的氏族群落
...the military-industrial complex.
军工综合企业
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:guilt complex
；
inferiority complex
；
(通常指由于过去不愉快的经历而形成的)情结 If someone has a
complex about something, they have a mental or emotional problem relating to it, often because of an unpleasant experience in the past.
I have never had a complex about my height.
我从来没有担心过自己的身高。
...a deranged attacker, driven by a persecution complex.
患有受迫害妄想症、精神失常的袭击者