| 单词 | complicate |
| 释义 | complicate (kɒmplɪkeɪt ) Word forms: complicates , complicating , complicated verb To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with. What complicates the issue is the burden of history. [VERB noun] The day's events, he said, would only complicate the task of the peacekeeping forces. [VERB noun] To complicate matters further, everybody's vitamin requirements vary. [VERB noun] Bad weather continues to complicate efforts to deal with oil spilling from the tanker. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make difficult, confuse, muddle, embroil Collocations: complicate a problem Recent changes to the evaluation process, and court rulings that favour applicants' rights, further complicate the problem. Globe and Mail To complicate this problem, suppose further that the flugeladjutant detests opera and hunting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The difficulty in finding individuals during some times of the year, particularly during the dry periods, can further complicate the problem of estimating population densities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of us, on the other side of the coin, fear rejection, which complicates the problem. Christianity Today Furthermore, the calls themselves may be encrypted as well, further complicating the problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their reconciliation, however, may complicate the process even more. Times, Sunday Times Some common barriers, however, emerge to complicate the process. Christianity Today It isn't our intention to complicate the process. The Sun There are several factors that can complicate the process, and those factors lie both with those who receive the information and those who provide it. Christianity Today Advancement grows difficult for the player as increasingly intricate obstacles are presented to complicate the process of overcoming all of the monsters and ghosts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the state challenges succeed, even partially, they could throw serious questions over the role of federal regulators and massively complicate their relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. Times, Sunday Times As a consequence, he gave the provincial assembly a significant degree of autonomy, which, once established, complicated the relationship the assembly had with later governors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite his ideological distance from the mainstream opposition movements, the new political climate further complicated his relationship with the authorities, who refused him a passport for some time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Living there only complicates the relationship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Atrocious weather yesterday continued to complicate the search for the bodies and the plane's flight recorders. Times, Sunday Times These differences in wealth complicate the search for solutions to shared problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The number of other wrecks in the area and a century of fishing trawling operations have complicated all searches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His task was not easy; several factors complicated the search. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The walls were therefore much thicker than would be expected for a building of this height, and the complex construction of the roof complicated the search and rescue operation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We want to avoid being forced into a position where we have to deploy more ships and aircraft and complicate the situation. Times, Sunday Times A real burglar shows up to complicate the situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, we attempted to help her understand how her decision to cohabitate before marriage had complicated her situation. Christianity Today Problems with governance also complicate the situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pastor then complicates the situation by directing sermons at the weak areas, urging greater commitment, greater efforts in evangelism, greater giving. Christianity Today Its failure to address fundamental questions about the project will further complicate the task. Times, Sunday Times High winds were expected to complicate the task yesterday. Times, Sunday Times On the downside, compiling software from scratch may be time-consuming and complicate the task of keeping the packages up to date. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are usually opponents, mines or cannons in the arena, serving to complicate the task. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of these changes complicate the task of looking for cyclical behavior in the climate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Having the figures in the public domain will seriously complicate any attempt to rig the vote. Times, Sunday Times The campaign group's federal structure complicates his attempts to remove them. Times,Sunday Times Don't complicate his attempts to put things right. The Sun Several definitional issues complicate attempts to determine the incidence of open marriage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The strains may also complicate attempts to develop a vaccine, and the mutation of the cancer may mean that it could spread to other related species, like the quoll. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Aside from being hugely controversial that would also complicate his efforts to shut down parliament. Times, Sunday Times However, naxalites and corrupt politicians complicate their efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Modifications made to the house since its construction, including 1830s cuts through the original logs to create windows, would complicate any efforts to fully restore the building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a relationship with a colleague goes wrong, it can badly complicate life at work. The Sun And perhaps that's the thing — well-heeled, successful men have complicated lives, often involving a lot of travel. Times, Sunday Times I don't want players to complicate lives for the referees. Times, Sunday Times The virus makes her already complicated life more difficult. Times,Sunday Times It also complicated life in the jungle. Houston Chronicle And sometimes there are things going on behind the scenes that complicate the issue. Christianity Today Will this not complicate the issue? Times, Sunday Times In practice, however, technical problems can complicate the issue. The Scientist Is this the right time to complicate the issue? Times, Sunday Times Indeed, wielding a chainsaw will only complicate the issue, as well as potentially reducing the value of the property and increasing insurance premiums. Times, Sunday Times To complicate the matter further, the amount that you pay depends on which telephone company you use. Times, Sunday Times To complicate the matter further, similar naphtha types are often referred to by different names. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To further complicate the matter, at some point in the history of copying out these plays, the proclamation was attached to them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If it was later discovered that the creditor withheld evidence or made misleading statements during the legal proceedings, this would likely complicate the matter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Different methods employed for the determination of one variable further complicate the matter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would complicate the picture a bit, wouldn't it? Christianity Today Swings in the foreign exchange markets complicate the picture still further. Times, Sunday Times Dozens more armed groups, each with an eye on the region's rich mineral resources, complicate the picture further. Times, Sunday Times The original placement of this species as a human ancestor but not a chimpanzee ancestor would complicate the picture of human phylogeny. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The arrival of composites would complicate the picture further. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Avoid giving away certain facts now, however, and you'll only confuse others, as well as complicate things for yourself. Times, Sunday Times To complicate things, there are increasing numbers of theoretical approaches and styles of working. Times, Sunday Times As much as it's easier to use your personal account in the early days, it will complicate things when you sit down to file accounts. Times, Sunday Times To complicate things, you must be present in the country to report the crime. Times,Sunday Times He taught me about how to approach life, and one of them was not to complicate things when you don't need to. Times, Sunday Times Saying farewell to certain relationships, plans and even dreams would never be easy, and now it's complicated by the lack of anything as inspiring on the horizon. Times, Sunday Times Operation was complicated by the lack of a direct connection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Discussions of filenames are complicated by a lack of standardisation of the term. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This claim was complicated by the fact that she has said on tax documents that she was single. Times, Sunday Times Your complaint was complicated by the fact that you had not discovered the fault for several months. Times, Sunday Times This has been complicated by the fact that it has changed its computer system since 2007. Times, Sunday Times She accepted that the issue was complicated by the fact that some of his works had been made before the company came into existence. Times, Sunday Times The winner has also just won a court battle to preserve her anonymity, a battle complicated by the fact that she had signed her ticket. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 使复杂化 Japanese: 複雑にする |
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