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单词 complication
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Definition of complication in English:

complication

noun kɒmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1A circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty.

    使复杂化的情况;困难,难题

    there is a complication concerning ownership of the site

    关于这个地点的所有权存在着一个难题。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Three projects keep you energised, as deadlines have to be met and complications sorted out.
    • This complication is circumvented by using the matrix approach described earlier to obtain a first crude estimate of the price of the equivalent nonconvertible bond.
    • From this arise the complications that do not strengthen democracy, but weaken it in the long term.
    • Another complication is that current computer capabilities present a difficulty between users and the music software developers.
    • It was as simple as it looked and the complications of the previous 74 minutes had suddenly evaporated.
    • He says, however, that the questions about whether the supreme court is going to be a complication are difficult to answer because it's too soon.
    • Deidre's been having a few complications at work which have been greatly stressing her out.
    • But that would be to forget the other complications of government and electoral boundaries.
    • While the route is clearer for fund members, the range of complications facing scheme administrators is vast.
    • It was a happy complication but a complication nonetheless.
    • But the site carries a number of complications that could slow down progress.
    • Unfortunately, translating a lab success to a person is fraught with complications.
    • Due to some complications we could not catch the connecting flight that day.
    • A further complication would be the question of the ownership of the intellectual property.
    • The problem is that these very complications are all too neat and not too plausible.
    • The process has also been stalled by complications over the ownership of ESB assets.
    • Even after Northern Rock managed to sort out the problem, there were still further complications.
    • I left bemused, bewildered and even more interested in a region of complexities and complications.
    • Without proper cover, difficulties become disasters and complications become crises.
    • Sometimes you need reading matter from a universe without emotional complications.
    Synonyms
    difficulty, problem, issue, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, barrier, impediment
    drawback, snag, catch, hitch
    informal fly in the ointment, prob, headache, hiccup, facer
    British informal spanner in the works
    North American informal monkey wrench in the works
    1. 1.1mass noun An involved or confused condition or state.
      复杂(情况);混乱
      to add further complication, English-speakers use a different name

      使情况更加复杂化的是说英语的人使用的是一个不同的名称。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Spatially variable selection adds substantial complication to the calculation of the probability of fixation of a new mutation in a structured population.
      • The standard setting seemed fine on all occasions, so the end result is complication and rather inconsistent responses.
      • He is 26, in his playing prime and past those kid years that can bring on-ice inconsistency and off-ice complication.
      • Of course, the immediate step is to embrace the sport of complication with academic fervour.
      • Simplicity means freedom from complication, from guile - but this freedom is possible only through reduction, submission, exclusion and control.
      • An incorrect touchdown speed leads to a bounced landing that adds complication.
      • Keeping him fed, his clothes clean, and his medications filled added complication, as did driving him to doctors and therapists.
      • The rising full moon and twilight atmosphere speak of the tranquility of a natural world far away from the machinery and complication of modern life.
      • I know of nowhere else where love of country comes so easily and devoid of complication.
      • If you want to take things further you can, but it adds a little extra complication to the proceedings.
      • Head width, written track signal consistency, and other factors are variables, each of which adds complication.
      • I love complication but then again, that's my life.
      • There are people who never have any hardships in life, no complication, no confusion.
      • His relationship to his legally native, but culturally adopted, country is an area of complication he leaves aside in this self-portrait.
      • But interoperability adds a layer of complication to the job of getting a good specification.
      • Adjustable steering columns add weight and complication, so Brooke use a fixed column set to suit Mr Average, though non average customers can have it tailored to suit them during build.
      • This process adds algebraic complication, and it is full of opportunities for errors in principle and in calculation.
      • The fact that we had to walk half a mile through a near frozen pasture to reach the shed where Peanuts had been ensconced with mountains of hay and a trough of fresh water added another layer of complication.
      • How is it different from the AI in a typical shooter, and how much complication did these differences add?
      • I don't think there wasn't much complication in this case.
      Synonyms
      complexity, complicatedness, difficulty, intricacy, convolution, convolutedness, elaboration
      confusion, muddle
  • 2Medicine
    A secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one.

    〔医〕并发症

    she developed complications after the surgery

    外科手术后,她患了并发症。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What are the common symptoms and complications of diverticular disease?
    • Of those, 818 have had diabetes at least 10 years and have developed kidney disease, a common complication of diabetes.
    • Pneumothorax is a common complication of pulmonary disease or injury.
    • Hypertension is a common complication of pregnancy that may have serious consequences to the mother and fetus.
    • Myocarditis may develop as a complication of an infectious disease, usually caused by a virus.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare 'fold together' (see complicate).

Definition of complication in US English:

complication

nounˌkämpləˈkāSH(ə)nˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1A circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty.

    使复杂化的情况;困难,难题

    there is a complication concerning ownership of the site

    关于这个地点的所有权存在着一个难题。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was as simple as it looked and the complications of the previous 74 minutes had suddenly evaporated.
    • But the site carries a number of complications that could slow down progress.
    • Sometimes you need reading matter from a universe without emotional complications.
    • Without proper cover, difficulties become disasters and complications become crises.
    • Even after Northern Rock managed to sort out the problem, there were still further complications.
    • The process has also been stalled by complications over the ownership of ESB assets.
    • Three projects keep you energised, as deadlines have to be met and complications sorted out.
    • But that would be to forget the other complications of government and electoral boundaries.
    • From this arise the complications that do not strengthen democracy, but weaken it in the long term.
    • It was a happy complication but a complication nonetheless.
    • He says, however, that the questions about whether the supreme court is going to be a complication are difficult to answer because it's too soon.
    • While the route is clearer for fund members, the range of complications facing scheme administrators is vast.
    • A further complication would be the question of the ownership of the intellectual property.
    • Due to some complications we could not catch the connecting flight that day.
    • Deidre's been having a few complications at work which have been greatly stressing her out.
    • The problem is that these very complications are all too neat and not too plausible.
    • This complication is circumvented by using the matrix approach described earlier to obtain a first crude estimate of the price of the equivalent nonconvertible bond.
    • Unfortunately, translating a lab success to a person is fraught with complications.
    • I left bemused, bewildered and even more interested in a region of complexities and complications.
    • Another complication is that current computer capabilities present a difficulty between users and the music software developers.
    Synonyms
    difficulty, problem, issue, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, barrier, impediment
    1. 1.1 An involved or confused condition or state.
      复杂(情况);混乱
      to add further complication, English speakers use a different name

      使情况更加复杂化的是说英语的人使用的是一个不同的名称。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of course, the immediate step is to embrace the sport of complication with academic fervour.
      • The standard setting seemed fine on all occasions, so the end result is complication and rather inconsistent responses.
      • Simplicity means freedom from complication, from guile - but this freedom is possible only through reduction, submission, exclusion and control.
      • The rising full moon and twilight atmosphere speak of the tranquility of a natural world far away from the machinery and complication of modern life.
      • Head width, written track signal consistency, and other factors are variables, each of which adds complication.
      • I love complication but then again, that's my life.
      • The fact that we had to walk half a mile through a near frozen pasture to reach the shed where Peanuts had been ensconced with mountains of hay and a trough of fresh water added another layer of complication.
      • There are people who never have any hardships in life, no complication, no confusion.
      • Spatially variable selection adds substantial complication to the calculation of the probability of fixation of a new mutation in a structured population.
      • I know of nowhere else where love of country comes so easily and devoid of complication.
      • But interoperability adds a layer of complication to the job of getting a good specification.
      • His relationship to his legally native, but culturally adopted, country is an area of complication he leaves aside in this self-portrait.
      • How is it different from the AI in a typical shooter, and how much complication did these differences add?
      • Keeping him fed, his clothes clean, and his medications filled added complication, as did driving him to doctors and therapists.
      • I don't think there wasn't much complication in this case.
      • Adjustable steering columns add weight and complication, so Brooke use a fixed column set to suit Mr Average, though non average customers can have it tailored to suit them during build.
      • This process adds algebraic complication, and it is full of opportunities for errors in principle and in calculation.
      • He is 26, in his playing prime and past those kid years that can bring on-ice inconsistency and off-ice complication.
      • An incorrect touchdown speed leads to a bounced landing that adds complication.
      • If you want to take things further you can, but it adds a little extra complication to the proceedings.
      Synonyms
      complexity, complicatedness, difficulty, intricacy, convolution, convolutedness, elaboration
  • 2Medicine
    A secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one.

    〔医〕并发症

    she developed complications after the surgery

    外科手术后,她患了并发症。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Myocarditis may develop as a complication of an infectious disease, usually caused by a virus.
    • Pneumothorax is a common complication of pulmonary disease or injury.
    • Hypertension is a common complication of pregnancy that may have serious consequences to the mother and fetus.
    • What are the common symptoms and complications of diverticular disease?
    • Of those, 818 have had diabetes at least 10 years and have developed kidney disease, a common complication of diabetes.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare ‘fold together’ (see complicate).

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