Word · Frequency #9479
complicated
使复杂化；使恶化；使更难处理
complicated is the past of complicate.
核心释义
make something more complex, intricate, or difficult to deal with
- 1.
使复杂；修改以使某物复杂或困难
To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
- 2.
卷入复杂的事情中
To involve in a convoluted matter.
- 3.
与(另一种疾病)共存,造成并发症
To coexist with (another disease) creating a complication.
使复杂；修改以使某物复杂或困难；卷入复杂的事情中；与(另一种疾病)共存,造成并发症；弄复杂；使错综
用法In use
The new regulations complicate the application process.
用法提示：此处作及物动词，意为'使复杂化'，后接名词短语。
The situation was complicated by his sudden resignation.
用法提示：此处为被动语态，过去分词complicated表示'被复杂化'。
Things tend to complicate when too many people are involved.
用法提示：此处作不及物动词，意为'变复杂'，不带宾语。
complicate + noun phrase
及物用法，直接跟宾语。
The new regulations complicate the process.
新规定使流程复杂化。
be complicated by + noun phrase
被动结构，表示受某因素影响而复杂。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- complicate matters
- 使事情复杂化
- His refusal to cooperate only served to complicate matters further.他拒绝合作只会让事情变得更复杂。
- complicate the situation
- 使局势复杂化
- The new regulations will complicate the situation for small businesses.新规定将使小企业的局势复杂化。
- complicate the process
- 使过程复杂化
- Adding more steps will only complicate the process.增加更多步骤只会使过程复杂化。
- complicate the issue
- 使问题复杂化
- Bringing up unrelated topics will complicate the issue further.提出不相关的话题会使问题进一步复杂化。
- further complicate
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象把简单的事情'折叠'在一起（plicate有折叠之意），就变得复杂了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：学术写作、技术说明、日常沟通 该词在正式与非正式场合均常见，通常用于描述使情况变得复杂的过程，比较常见于学术或技术语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词时意为'使复杂化'，不及物时意为'变复杂'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words share the exact stressed vowel and ending as 'complicate' (/ˈkɑːm.plɪ.keɪt/). 'Duplicate', 'indicate', and 'communicate' end in /keɪt/, while 'intricate', 'delicate', and 'certificate' end in /kət/. Be cautious not to confuse pronunciation from similar spelling.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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