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a thing that makes a situation more complicated or difficult 使更复杂化（或更困难）的事物 Extra ExamplesFurther complications arose when the newspapers published an interview with the prisoner's family. 报章发表了对那个囚犯家人的采访后，事情变得更加复杂。 Further complications arose when they published an interview with his family. 他们发表了对他家人的采访文章后，事情变得更加复杂。 The presence of an armed gang added a major complication. 一个武装团伙的存在使问题极大地复杂化了。 We always try to avoid any unnecessary complications. 我们总是尽量避免不必要的麻烦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
- added
- additional
- …
- add
- cause
- avoid
- …
- arise
- ensue
- occur
- …
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medical 医学 a new problem or illness that makes treatment of a previous one more complicated or difficult 并发症 She developed complications after the surgery. 她手术后出现了并发症。 Infertility is one of the complications of this type of radiotherapy. 不孕是这种放射治疗的并发症之一。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1the devastating complications of diabetes 糖尿病的严重并发症 complications with her pregnancy. 她怀孕时出现的并发症 The treatment carries a high risk of complications. 这种疗法很容易引起并发症。 She developed complications two weeks after the treatment. 她在治疗两个星期后出现并发症。 He died of complications from cancer surgery. 他死于癌症手术引发的并发症。 He died from complications related to diabetes. 他死于与糖尿病相关的并发症。 Complications develop if the drug is not used properly. 这种药物使用不当会引起并发症。 complication rates from eye surgery 眼科手术的并发症发生率
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- dangerous
- life-threatening
- …
- develop
- have
- suffer
- …
- arise
- develop
- occur
- …
- rate
- complication with
- complication from
- complication of
- …
- a risk of complications
- complications related to something
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare ‘fold together’, from com- ‘together’ + plicare ‘to fold’.