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TOEFL BNC: 9479 COCA: 5983

complicate

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com·pli·cate /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  COMPLICATEDDIFFICULTto make a problem or situation more difficult 使更复杂
 The situation is complicated by the fact that I’ve got to work late on Friday.
我周五还得加班，这样一来事情更复杂了。
 To complicate matters further, differences exist as regards legal systems, trade customs, and language.
使事情更复杂的是在司法体系、贸易惯例和语言方面存在差异。
2  MIWORSEto make an illness worse 使〔疾病〕恶化
 a heart condition complicated by pneumonia
因肺炎发作而加重的心脏病
n Grammar
Complicate is usually passive in this meaning.
Examples from the Corpus
complicate• Williams died on Monday from a heart condition complicated by pneumonia.• Far from helping the situation, the new regulations are likely to complicate matters.• The continued fighting has complicated the peace negotiations.• Re-melting and alloying further complicate the situation.• A student who has no desire to learn greatly complicates the teacher's job.• I don't need a boyfriend - they just complicate your life.
Origin complicate
(1600-1700) Latin past participle of complicare, from com- ( → COM-) + plicare “to fold”
com·pli·cate verb →n GRAMMAR1
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TOEFL BNC: 9479 COCA: 5983
complicate

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERB➤enormously, greatly, seriously, significantly使極其複雜◇These events will greatly complicate the situation.這些事件將使局勢變得極其複雜。➤further使更複雜PHRASES➤be complicated by the fact that由於⋯變得複雜◇The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.一份至關重要的文件丟失使這一問題變得複雜了。
TOEFL BNC: 9479 COCA: 5983
complicate

verb

complicate ♦︎ blur ♦︎ confuse ♦︎ cloudThese words all mean to make sth less clear or more difficult to understand. 这些词均表示使事物变得复杂、模糊不清、令人困惑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to complicate / confuse / cloud the issue◆to complicate / confuse matters / things / the situation◆to further complicate sth / confuse sth / cloud the issue, etc.■ complicate [transitive] to make a situation or problem more difficult to deal with 使（情况或问题）复杂化◆To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock.使事情更难办的是8点钟之前不会有交通服务提供。◆The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.一份重要文件的丢失使这个问题变得复杂了。■ blur blɜː(r) (-rr-) [transitive, intransitive] to make the difference between two things become less clear; (of the difference between two things) to become less clear （使）难以区分，变得模糊不清◆His work has blurred the boundaries between children's and adults' fiction.他的作品模糊了儿童小说和成人小说之间的界限。◆The line between make-believe and reality became increasingly blurred.虚构与现实之间的界限逐渐模糊。◆She tends to blur the distinction between her friends and her colleagues.她往往将朋友和同事混淆起来。■ confuse [transitive] to make a situation or problem more difficult to understand or deal with 使（情况）更复杂；使（问题）更费解◆His latest comments only serve to confuse the issue further.他最近的说法只是使问题更难懂。NOTE 辨析 Complicate or confuse?Something complicates a situation that is already difficult by being an additional problem that makes it even less straightforward. With confuse the emphasis is more on the fact that it is difficult to recognize or understand what needs to be done. * complicate指情况本来已很棘手，又旁生枝节，使局面更加复杂。confuse则强调令人无所适从。■ cloud [transitive] to make sth you are discussing or considering less clear or more difficult to understand, especially by introducing subjects that are not connected with it （尤指用不相关的话题）混淆，搅混（问题）◆Cost factors should not be allowed to cloud the issue.不应该用成本因素来混淆这个问题。
TOEFL BNC: 9479 COCA: 5983
complicate
To be, or to make something, difficult to understand: complicate, confuse, obscure...
To make something worse: worsen, compound, escalate...

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