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complicate:使复杂化;使更难处理 插画
思维 · B2

complicate

英 /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/  美 /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt/
  • v. 使复杂化;使更难处理to make something harder to understand or deal with

Changing the date now would only complicate our plans.

现在改日期只会让我们的计划更难安排。

Unclear regulations can complicate efforts to establish small businesses, particularly in rapidly developing urban areas.

不明确的法规会增加创办小企业的难度,在快速发展的城市地区尤其如此。

搭配

complicate matters 使事情复杂化complicate the situation 使局势复杂化complicate the process 使过程复杂化

辨析提示

及物动词,后接被弄复杂的事物。

词族

complicated (adj.)、complication (n.)

反义 simplify

思维英语词汇CEFR B2

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