1[countableC, uncountableU]COMPLICATED a problem or situation that makes something more difficult to understand or deal with 使复杂化的问题[情况]
The fact that the plane was late added a further complication to our journey.
飞机误点给我们的旅行带来了更大的麻烦。
2[countableC usually plural]MIWORSE medical a medical problem or illness that happens while someone is already ill and makes treatment more difficult 并发症
Pneumonia is one of the common complications faced by bed-ridden patients.
肺炎是卧床病人所面临的常见并发症之一。
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complication• Perhaps there was a complication because of some medication she was taking.• Legal and financialcomplications have made it impossible for the two companies to complete the deal on time.• The drop in student numbers addedfurthercomplications to the situation.• There remains one further complication, greater than all the rest.• Both areas of narrowing were opened and there were no complications, the statement said.• She died of complications following surgery.• Older women experienced higher rates of complication at deliveryoverall, regardless of parity.• One complication is that the meals also need to be suitable for children of Islamic or Jewishfaiths.• For teenagers who are unmarried and sexually active, there are other complications.• It was somewhat over-elaborate, or, rather, the complications were in the wrong places.• These hazards may lead to complications with regard to insurance.
1problem難題ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPLICATION | COMPLICATION + VERBADJECTIVE➤major主要的難題▸➤added, additional, further額外的困難;進一步的困難▸➤undue, unnecessary過分的/不必要的複雜化▸➤political政治難題VERB + COMPLICATION➤add, cause增加困難;引起複雜情況◇The presence of an armed gang added a major complication.一個武裝團夥的存在使問題極大地複雜化了。➤avoid避免麻煩◇We always try to avoid any unnecessary complications.我們總是盡量避免不必要的麻煩。COMPLICATION + VERB➤arise, ensue, occur複雜情況出現◇Further complications arose when they published an interview with his family.他們發表了對他家人的採訪文章後,事情變得更加複雜。complication
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2medical醫療ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPLICATION | COMPLICATION + VERB | COMPLICATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤acute, dangerous, life-threatening, serious, severe急性併發症;危及生命的併發症;嚴重的併發症➤fatal致命的併發症▸➤chronic, long-term慢性/長期併發症▸➤minor輕微的併發症➤significant嚴重的併發症▸➤common常見併發症▸➤rare罕見併發症▸➤local局部併發症▸➤potential可能的併發症▸➤birth, diabetic, medical, post-operative, pregnancy生育/糖尿病/醫療/術後/妊娠併發症VERB + COMPLICATION➤develop, have, suffer出現併發症;患併發症◇She developed complications two weeks after the treatment.她在治療兩個星期後出現併發症。➤die from, die of死於併發症➤cause引起併發症▸➤avoid, prevent避免/預防併發症COMPLICATION + VERB➤arise, develop, occur併發症出現◇Complications develop if the drug is not used correctly.這種藥物使用不當會引起併發症。➤result from sth併發症由⋯導致COMPLICATION + NOUN➤rate併發症發生率◇complication rates from eye surgery眼科手術的併發症發生率PREPOSITION➤complication with⋯的併發症◇complications with her pregnancy.她懷孕時出現的併發症➤complication from由⋯引起的併發症◇He died of complications from cancer surgery.他死於癌症手術引發的併發症。➤complication of⋯的併發症◇the devastating complications of diabetes糖尿病的嚴重併發症PHRASES➤a risk of complications出現併發症的可能◇The treatment carries a high risk of complications.這種療法很容易引起併發症。➤complications related to sth與⋯相關的併發症◇He died from complications related to diabetes.他死於與糖尿病相關的併發症。