| 词组 | complicated |
| 释义 | complicated /ˈkɒmpləkeɪtəd, ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtəd $ ˈkɑːm-/ adjective consisting of many parts or details, and difficult to understand or deal withnounsa complicated system/process The United States has a very complicated voting system. | Making chocolate is a long and complicated process, which takes a lot of patience.a complicated problem/issue/matter/subject Unemployment is an incredibly complicated issue. | Mental illness is a very complicated subject.a complicated situation/case She found herself in an extremely complicated situation.a complicated relationship The film is about the complicated relationship between a patient and her doctor.a complicated story It’s a long and complicated story about a man who is sent to prison for a crime that he did not commit.a complicated explanation/complicated instructions The instructions are too complicated for children.a complicated calculation The deal involved some complicated financial calculations.adverbsextremely/highly/enormously complicated The situation in South Africa is highly complicated.fiendishly complicated (=extremely complicated – used when you want to emphasize how difficult something is to understand) The rules of the game are fiendishly complicated.unnecessarily complicated The current system of taxation is unnecessarily complicated.verbslook/seem complicated The recipe looks complicated, but it’s easier than it sounds.get complicated (=become complicated) This is the part where it gets complicated.phrasessth is a complicated business (=it is a complicated thing to do – a rather informal use) Developing a new drug is a complicated business.things get complicated (=a situation becomes complicated – a rather informal use) If there is an error in the software, things can get rather complicated.THESAURUS: complicated complexsystem | process | structure | relationship | problem | subject | issue | situation | set | series | network | nature complicated – often used when something consists of a lot of parts that are connected in different ways: Companies have to deal with a complex system of government regulations. | Learning a foreign language is a complex process which takes many years. | Viruses have a complex structure in which many different proteins are arranged around a piece of DNA or RNA. | The book examines the complex relationship between food and culture. | This is a complex problem and there is no simple single solution. | Genetic engineering is a complex issue. | The situation was much more complex than I had first imagined. | Inflation is caused by a complex set of factors. | The war was caused by a complex series of events. | The city has a complex network of railway lines. | The complex nature of the human mind makes it difficult to study.Complex or complicated?These words are very often used in the same meaning, with the same words. You can say a complex system/process/situation etc, or a complicated system/process/situation etc.Sometimes, the emphasis of the meaning is different. If something is complicated, it seems difficult to understand: The rules of cricket are very complicated (=difficult to understand). If something is complex, it has a lot of different parts, which are all connected with each other in different ways: The molecules have a complex structure (=one that consists of a lot of different parts, which are all connected to each other).Complex is more common than complicated, especially in more formal English. elaborateplan | system | scheme | method | design | theory having a lot of parts or details and very carefully planned. You often use elaborate when something seems more complicated than is necessary: He came up with an elaborate plan to steal nuclear weapons so that he could use them to threaten an American city. | An elaborate system of canals was built, so that goods could be transported inland. | Her uncle had all kinds of elaborate schemes for making money. | The ancient Egyptians developed elaborate methods for drying and preserving bodies. | The machine makes it possible to produce really exciting and elaborate designs. | People in the Middle Ages constructed elaborate theories about the causes and treatment of disease. intricatepattern | design | carving | drawing | detail | system | structure an intricate pattern or system is cleverly designed or made, and has a lot of parts or details which all connect with each other. You often use intricate when you admire what someone has done: Persian carpets have beautifully intricate patterns. | The company uses lasers to cut intricate designs in wood. | The temple walls are covered in intricate carvings. | Wainwright’s books are illustrated with his own intricate drawings. | She describes their lives in intricate detail. | From an intricate system of pipes, water flowed everywhere, in fountains and little artificial streams. involveddiscussion | debate | process | system complicated and taking a long time to explain or understand: They were having a long and involved discussion about the best way to cook lasagne. | Getting a work permit is a long and involved process. | The system for choosing candidates is very involved, and I won’t go into it here. | Our plans have changed – it’s all rather involved.too complicated convoluted disapprovingplot | story | sentence | language | explanation | logic | structure | system | way too complicated and difficult to understand: The audience found it hard to follow the film’s convoluted plot (=story). | Legal documents frequently consist of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences. | The city has an amazingly convoluted road traffic system. | The book is written in a confusing and convoluted way. tortuous disapprovingroute | journey | process | explanation | negotiations | argument | analogy | attempt | history extremely complicated – used when something takes a long time and effort, and is not direct enough: They came by a tortuous route, in order to avoid the mountains. | Taking a case to court can be a long and tortuous process. | The book contains a rather tortuous explanation of the author’s theories. | A deal was agreed last year after four years of tortuous negotiations. | The island has had a tortuous history, and has been invaded many times.Tortuous is related to torture, and it has the same idea of being very painful and slow.ANTONYMS → simple |
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