complex
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.pleks//kəmˈpleks/us/kɑːmˈpleks//ˈkɑːm.pleks/B2
involvinga lot of different butrelatedparts:
由许多相关的不同部分组成的;构造复杂的a complexmolecule/carbohydrate复杂的分子/碳水化合物
a complexnetworkofroads错综复杂的道路网
a complexprocedure复杂的程序
Thecompanyhas a complexorganizationalstructure.公司组织结构非常复杂。
B2
difficulttounderstandorfindananswerto because of having many differentparts:
难懂的,费解的;错综复杂的It's a very complexissueto which there is nostraightforwardanswer.这个问题错综复杂,没有简单直接的答案。
The film'splotwas so complex that I couldn'tfollowit.这部电影的情节太复杂,我看不懂。
not easy to deal with or understand
- difficultIt's very difficult to find a job in this city.
- hardThe exam was really hard.
- complicatedThe instructions were so complicated I just couldn't follow them.
- complexDesigning a house is a complex process.
- trickyIt's quite tricky getting the puzzle pieces to fit together.
- Ifindit hard to get mymindround such complexissues.
- Thestructureof thisproteinisparticularlycomplex.
- It is asimplemelodywith complexharmonies.
- Thewriterhas used several complexgrammaticalconstructions.
- She alwaysmanagestocutthrough the complextheoryand get at thefacts.
Complexity
- advanced
- all-singing
- baroque
- be more tosomethingthan meets the eyeidiom
- bleeding-edge
- finicky
- high-tech
- indirectly
- insolubility
- intractability
- multifarious
- onerousness
- ornate
- ornately
- over-elaborate
- tortuous
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- ultra-sophisticated
- wheels within wheelsidiom
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Difficult to understand
complex
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/us/ˈkɑːm.pleks/complexnoun[C](BUILDING)
C1
alargebuildingwithvariousconnectedroomsor arelatedgroupofbuildings:
综合大楼;建筑群ashopping/sportsandleisurecomplex购物/运动休闲中心
USTheylivein alargeapartmentcomplex.他们住在一幢大型的公寓楼里。
- They'replanningtodevelopthewholesiteinto ashoppingcomplex.
- Thehotelcomplex was ahoneycombofroomsandcourtyards.
- The Councilplanstoknockthelibrarydown andreplaceit with ahotelcomplex.
- Theofficecomplex has anon-sitenursery.
- They'rebuildinga newsportscomplex on the waterside.
Public buildings
- art gallery
- basilica
- bath
- bathhouse
- centre
- chancellery
- foundation stone
- gallery
- guildhall
- hall
- Hall of Fame
- office building
- pavilion
- public library
- reference library
- register office
- registry
- telephone exchange
- town hall
- ziggurat
complexnoun[C](BAD FEELING)
C2
aparticularanxietyorunconsciousfearthat apersonhas,especiallyas aresultof anunpleasantexperiencethat they have had in the past or because they have alowopinionoftheirownworth:
(尤指由过去的不快经历或自我评价不高造成的)情结,心理负担,病态心理aninferioritycomplex自卑情结
Ithinkhe'sgota complexaboutbeingbald.我觉得他因谢顶而有心理负担。
Don't go on about herweight- you'llgiveher a complex!别再没完没了地谈她的体重了——你会让她有心理负担的!
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- psychosis
- self-alienation
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome