complex adjective UK [ˈkɒm.pleks/ UK [kəmˈpleks] US [ˈkɑːm-] ESSENTIAL ■involving a lot of different but related parts 由许多相关的不同部分组成的;构造复杂的•a complex molecule/carbohydrate复杂的分子/碳水化合物 •a complex network of roads错综复杂的道路网 •a complex procedure复杂的程式 •The company has a complex organizational structure.公司组织结构非常复杂。 ESSENTIAL ■difficult to understand or find an answer to because of having many different parts 难懂的,费解的;错综复杂的•It's a very complex issue to which there is no straightforward answer.这个问题错综复杂,没有简单直接的答案。 •The film's plot was so complex that I couldn't follow it.这部电影的情节太复杂,我看不懂。 noun countable UK [ˈkɒm.pleks] US [ˈkɑːm-] BUILDING 建筑物 ADVANCED ■a large building with various connected rooms or a related group of buildings 综合大楼;建筑群•a shopping/sports and leisure complex购物/运动休闲中心 •US They live in a large apartment complex.他们住在一幢大型的公寓楼里。 noun countable UK [ˈkɒm.pleks] US [ˈkɑːm-] BAD FEELING 不好的感觉 ■a particular anxiety or unconscious fear which a person has, especially as a result of an unpleasant experience that they have had in the past or because they have a low opinion of their own worth, and which influences their behaviour (尤指由过去的不快经历或自我评价不高造成的)情结,心理负担,病态心理•an inferiority complex自卑情结 •I think he's got a complex about being bald.我觉得他因秃头而有心理负担。 •Don't go on about her weight - you'll give her a complex!别再没完没了地谈她的体重了——你会让她有心理负担的! |