| 单词 | complicated |
| 释义 | complicatedcomplicatedcomplicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd $ ˈkɑːm-/ adjective something that is complicated has a lot of different parts and is difficult to understand or deal with OPP simple: The instructions are much too complicated.instructionbecomplicate用法说明太复杂了。an extremely complicated processcomplicate极其复杂的过程Word Choice: complicated or complex?Complicated is the usual word to use in everyday English when something is difficult because it has a lot of parts:Some of the questions were really complicated.questionbecomplicate其中有些问题十分复杂。Complex is used especially in technical or more formal English. Things that are complex often have a lot of parts that are connected with each other in different ways:The vitamin has a complex chemical structure.have维生素的化学结构很复杂。THESAURUS: complicateddifficult not easy to do, understand, or deal with: a difficult taska difficult problemIt’s difficult to talk about these things.thinghard difficult. Hard is less formal than difficult and is very common in everyday English: The test was really hard.beIt’s hard to say sorry.tough very difficult, because you have to use a lot of effort, or be very determined: It was a tough race.beManagers sometimes have to make some tough decisions.managerdecisioncomplicated something that is complicated is difficult to understand because it has many parts: The rules of the game are very complicated.rulebecomplicatea complicated systemcomplicatetricky difficult, especially because there are many possible problems and you could easily make a mistake: Finding your way out of the forest can be tricky, especially at night.finda tricky situationawkward an awkward situation, question etc is difficult or embarrassing to deal with: You’ve put me in a very awkward position.challenging difficult in an interesting and enjoyable way: I wanted a job that was more challenging.wantbechallengea challenging piece of musicchallengedemanding a demanding job or task is difficult and tiring, because it takes a lot of time and hard work: It can be demanding bringing up young children.demandbringchildThe job is very demanding and can be quite stressful.bedemandarduous long and tiring and needing a lot of effort: an arduous journeyan arduous task |
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