complex

Word family noun complexity complexednesscomplexificationcomplexusadjective complex verbcomplexifyadverbcomplexly

Related topics: Grammar

com·plex1 /ˈkɒmpleks $ ˌkɑːmˈpleks◂/ W2 AWL adjectiveadj

1 COMPLICATEDconsisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand 复杂的；难以理解的〔指由许多不同的部分或过程所构成〕 SYN complicated OPP simple

a complex system of highways

复杂的公路网

Photosynthesis is a highly complex process.

光合作用是一个非常复杂的过程。

Peter seemed to have an instant understanding of the most complex issues.

再复杂的问题彼得似乎也是一看就明白。

It was a very complex relationship between two complex people.

这是两个复杂的人之间非常复杂的关系。

► see thesaurus at complicated

2. SLG technical a complex word or sentence contains a main part and one or more other parts 〔词、句〕复合的 → compound

Examples from the Corpus

complex• The chemical processes involved in the experiment are extremely complex.• Alcohol is actually much more complex.• Yet not only was the urban population rapidly increasing, it was becoming ever more complex and articulate.• The issues here are complex and evolving.• During the past decade fundraisers' search for new donors has been increasingly complex and expensive.• And as I mentioned earlier, the social laws are more complex and less certain than the natural ones.• It is for building more and more complex bodies.• So the simplest explanation is the one that can include the whole range of complex elements within one integral and harmonious scheme.• Few people understand the complex issues of environmental science.• a complex mathematical formula• There is a complex network of roads connecting the two cities.• a complex personality• The seminar focuses on the complex relationship between government, the military, and the media.• Of course this is not necessarily the case in a more complex setting such as memory for driving situations.

highly complex• Technology transfer is highly complex and often misunderstood.• Some of the problems are highly complex and unique in that lives are at stake depending on their successful resolution.• The Aborigines have a highly complex civilization, one that has existed for 60,000 years.• All the evidence points to dreaming being a highly complex cognitive activity.• The establishment of a new political system based on law was a highly complex matter and needed careful consideration, he said.• However, most of these methods paid insufficient attention to the highly complex nature of landscape values, while overemphasizing scenic attractiveness.• Social psychology is clearly another large and highly complex topic.• But the components for Worldwide Plaza were already highly complex when they arrived on site.

Related topics: Buildings, Psychology, psychiatry

com·plex2 /ˈkɒmpleks $ ˈkɑːm-/ AWL noun [countableC]

1 TBBa group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose 〔有特定用途的〕综合楼群，综合大楼

The town has one of the best leisure complexes in the country.

该镇拥有全国最好的娱乐休闲广场之一。

a three-story apartment complex

三层的综合公寓大楼

2 a complex of something formalGROUP OF THINGS a large number of things which are closely related 〔某物的〕复合体，集合体，综合体

China was a complex of different societies.

中国是一个复杂的多元社会。

Examples from the Corpus

a complex of something• In this light, a novel is not a single discourse, but a complex of many discourses.• They are dominated by a complex of chalk-rich till with many bodies of sand and gravel.• However, this does not mean that pentecostalism does not embody a complex of religious ideas and insights.• Some say they formed a complex of sites for religious rituals.• Now a state historic park, Fort Ross is a complex of reconstructed buildings situated on the headlands overlooking the ocean.• And this means the biosphere itself, a complex of interrelating systems that creates physical life as we know and love it.• The dig revealed a complex of three separate setts within the 2m-deep soil.• Now the Victors have replaced that living-room-turned-office of thirty-two years ago with a complex of offices and meeting rooms.

3 MPWORRIEDan emotional problem in which someone is unnecessarily anxious about something or thinks too much about something 情结；过度的情绪反应

I used to have a complex about my looks.

我以前总是纠结于自己的长相。

→ inferiority complex, Oedipus complex, persecution complex

n COLLOCATIONS

types of complex

a leisure complex (=where you can play sports or relax)

The new leisure complex includes a swimming pool, a sauna and a gym.

a shopping complex

Some old buildings were pulled down to make space for a new shopping complex.

a sports complex

The sports complex also has six tennis courts.

an entertainment complex (=with cinemas, restaurants and other places to go)

There are plans for an entertainment complex with cinemas and a bowling alley.

a holiday complex (=one where people go for holidays)

The lively holiday complex has plenty of nightclubs, bars, and restaurants.

a housing/residential complex (=for people to live in)

Architects designed the residential complexes near the beach.

a retail/commercial complex (=for shops, businesses, or industries)

a ten-screen movie theater and retail complex

an office/museum/hospital etc complex

a 120-acre office complex near Las Vegas

an apartment complex American EnglishAmE

a luxury apartment complex on Fulton Street

Examples from the Corpus

complex• I don't think you fully understood the complexity of his argument.• Schneider manages an apartment complex in suburban Denver.• Driving through the mine is like visiting some futuristic industrial complex on another planet.• The military-industrial complex has been analysed from both of these perspectives.• Middlesbrough Council says the £1.2m Anchor International complex will provide 30 jobs and a valuable community facility.• Papp turned the old library into a huge six-screen movie complex.• Selection can be simple, based on the value of one key, or complex, based on a number of keys.• DNA-protein complexes were analysed on 5% polyacrylamide gels.• I call it the Stalingrad complex.• First, I would change the date to June 30 as a reminder of Tunguska and the Taurid complex.• The underground complex had been built in summer, the construction teams working in three shifts round the dock.

leisure complexes• Nowadays, prisons are like leisure complexes, with snooker tables and televisions.• For clubs in decent pitches though, offices or leisure complexes on part of their land can also provide cash.

Origin complex1

(1600-1700) Latin complexus, past participle of complecti “to include (many different things)”, from com- ( → COM-) + plectere ( → PLEXUS)

单词	complex
释义	complex Word family noun complexity complexednesscomplexificationcomplexusadjective complex verbcomplexifyadverbcomplexly Related topics: Grammar com·plex1 /ˈkɒmpleks $ ˌkɑːmˈpleks◂/ ●●○ W2 AWL adjectiveadj 1 COMPLICATEDconsisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand 复杂的；难以理解的〔指由许多不同的部分或过程所构成〕 SYN complicated OPP simple a complex system of highways 复杂的公路网 Photosynthesis is a highly complex process. 光合作用是一个非常复杂的过程。 Peter seemed to have an instant understanding of the most complex issues. 再复杂的问题彼得似乎也是一看就明白。 It was a very complex relationship between two complex people. 这是两个复杂的人之间非常复杂的关系。 ► see thesaurus at complicated 2. SLG technical a complex word or sentence contains a main part and one or more other parts 〔词、句〕复合的 → compound Examples from the Corpus complex• The chemical processes involved in the experiment are extremely complex.• Alcohol is actually much more complex.• Yet not only was the urban population rapidly increasing, it was becoming ever more complex and articulate.• The issues here are complex and evolving.• During the past decade fundraisers' search for new donors has been increasingly complex and expensive.• And as I mentioned earlier, the social laws are more complex and less certain than the natural ones.• It is for building more and more complex bodies.• So the simplest explanation is the one that can include the whole range of complex elements within one integral and harmonious scheme.• Few people understand the complex issues of environmental science.• a complex mathematical formula• There is a complex network of roads connecting the two cities.• a complex personality• The seminar focuses on the complex relationship between government, the military, and the media.• Of course this is not necessarily the case in a more complex setting such as memory for driving situations. highly complex• Technology transfer is highly complex and often misunderstood.• Some of the problems are highly complex and unique in that lives are at stake depending on their successful resolution.• The Aborigines have a highly complex civilization, one that has existed for 60,000 years.• All the evidence points to dreaming being a highly complex cognitive activity.• The establishment of a new political system based on law was a highly complex matter and needed careful consideration, he said.• However, most of these methods paid insufficient attention to the highly complex nature of landscape values, while overemphasizing scenic attractiveness.• Social psychology is clearly another large and highly complex topic.• But the components for Worldwide Plaza were already highly complex when they arrived on site. Related topics: Buildings, Psychology, psychiatry com·plex2 /ˈkɒmpleks $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●●○ AWL noun [countableC] 1 TBBa group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose 〔有特定用途的〕综合楼群，综合大楼 The town has one of the best leisure complexes in the country. 该镇拥有全国最好的娱乐休闲广场之一。 a three-story apartment complex 三层的综合公寓大楼 2 a complex of something formalGROUP OF THINGS a large number of things which are closely related 〔某物的〕复合体，集合体，综合体 China was a complex of different societies. 中国是一个复杂的多元社会。 Examples from the Corpus a complex of something• In this light, a novel is not a single discourse, but a complex of many discourses.• They are dominated by a complex of chalk-rich till with many bodies of sand and gravel.• However, this does not mean that pentecostalism does not embody a complex of religious ideas and insights.• Some say they formed a complex of sites for religious rituals.• Now a state historic park, Fort Ross is a complex of reconstructed buildings situated on the headlands overlooking the ocean.• And this means the biosphere itself, a complex of interrelating systems that creates physical life as we know and love it.• The dig revealed a complex of three separate setts within the 2m-deep soil.• Now the Victors have replaced that living-room-turned-office of thirty-two years ago with a complex of offices and meeting rooms. 3 MPWORRIEDan emotional problem in which someone is unnecessarily anxious about something or thinks too much about something 情结；过度的情绪反应 I used to have a complex about my looks. 我以前总是纠结于自己的长相。 → inferiority complex, Oedipus complex, persecution complex n COLLOCATIONS types of complex a leisure complex (=where you can play sports or relax) The new leisure complex includes a swimming pool, a sauna and a gym. a shopping complex Some old buildings were pulled down to make space for a new shopping complex. a sports complex The sports complex also has six tennis courts. an entertainment complex (=with cinemas, restaurants and other places to go) There are plans for an entertainment complex with cinemas and a bowling alley. a holiday complex (=one where people go for holidays) The lively holiday complex has plenty of nightclubs, bars, and restaurants. a housing/residential complex (=for people to live in) Architects designed the residential complexes near the beach. a retail/commercial complex (=for shops, businesses, or industries) a ten-screen movie theater and retail complex an office/museum/hospital etc complex a 120-acre office complex near Las Vegas an apartment complex American EnglishAmE a luxury apartment complex on Fulton Street Examples from the Corpus complex• I don't think you fully understood the complexity of his argument.• Schneider manages an apartment complex in suburban Denver.• Driving through the mine is like visiting some futuristic industrial complex on another planet.• The military-industrial complex has been analysed from both of these perspectives.• Middlesbrough Council says the £1.2m Anchor International complex will provide 30 jobs and a valuable community facility.• Papp turned the old library into a huge six-screen movie complex.• Selection can be simple, based on the value of one key, or complex, based on a number of keys.• DNA-protein complexes were analysed on 5% polyacrylamide gels.• I call it the Stalingrad complex.• First, I would change the date to June 30 as a reminder of Tunguska and the Taurid complex.• The underground complex had been built in summer, the construction teams working in three shifts round the dock. leisure complexes• Nowadays, prisons are like leisure complexes, with snooker tables and televisions.• For clubs in decent pitches though, offices or leisure complexes on part of their land can also provide cash. Origin complex1 (1600-1700) Latin complexus, past participle of complecti “to include (many different things)”, from com- ( → COM-) + plectere ( → PLEXUS)
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