com·pli·ca·tion /ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃən/ n. 1. 纠纷;混乱;复杂情况(或结构) a legal complication 法律纠纷 2. 【医】并发症,并发病 Her broken leg healed well, but she died of the pneumonia which followed as a complication. 她的腿部骨折愈合得很好,但死于并发症肺炎。 3. (新出现的)困难,难题,障碍 Bad flying conditions were an unexpected complication. 恶劣的飞行条件是未预料到的困难。 4. 复杂化 the complication of the problem by sb.'s departure 由于某人的离去而造成的问题复杂化 the complication of the diagram with too many details 细部过多造成的图表复杂化 5. 纠葛(指戏剧或小说情节发展中出现的错综复杂的纠纷) 6. 【心】不同感觉的复合