complicated

【发音】

美 /'kɑmplɪketɪd/ 英 /'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/

【翻译】

1. adj. 复杂的， 难懂的

   英释:difficult to understand or deal with, because many parts or details are involved

【记忆】

com(共同) ＋ plic(重叠) ＋ ated → 重叠在一起的 → 复杂的

【短语】

1. complicated structure : 复式构造

2. complicated fault : 复杂断层

3. be complicated by : 并发

【例句】

1. a complicated voting system

   复杂的选举制度

2. For young children, getting dressed is a complicated business.

   对幼童来说，穿衣服是件复杂的事。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...complicated systems on which much public safety depends...

2. (2015.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 写作题)...knowledge has become so growingly complicated that if we don't put it into practice...

3. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...like any other complicated endeavor...

4. (2014.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...and complicated relationships are avoided...

5. (2011.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...The full details are complicated - the text alone runs to 385 pages– and trying tosummarise it is no easy task...

6. (2009.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...or is the world a more complicated and dangerous place than it was when previous generations were allowed to wander about unsupervised...

7. (2009.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...but those with the more complicated task showed even worse reaction times—an average of 480 milliseconds extra delay...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.难懂的，复杂的

   involved/detailed/sophisticated/elusive/

【同根词】

1. n

   complication : 并发症；复杂；复杂化；混乱

2. vt

   complicate : 使复杂化；使恶化；使卷入