a system of paths separated by walls or hedges built in a park or garden, that is designed so that it is difficult to find your way through 迷宮 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- complicated
- confusing
- …
- be lost in
- get lost in
- find your way through
- …
- in a/the maze
- through a/the maze
- maze of
- …
a complicated network of paths and passages 迷宮： 複雜的路徑和通道網絡The building is a maze of corridors. 這座建築長廊交錯，簡直就是一座迷宮。 The old city is a delightful maze for the modern tourist. 對現代遊客來說，這座古城是一個令人愉快的迷宮。 I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我跟随他穿過迷宮般的窄巷。
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a large number of complicated rules or details that are difficult to understand 紛繁複雜的規則；複雜難懂的細節 Many applicants for the grant are put off by the maze of regulations and conditions. 許多申請補助金的人被錯綜複雜的規章制度和條件拒之門外。 a maze of regulations 一大堆紛繁複雜的規章制度 They did not have the expertise to navigate the bureaucratic maze required for certification. 爲了取得認證必須設法通過官僚體制的“迷魂陣”，他們沒有那個本事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- complicated
- confusing
- …
- be lost in
- get lost in
- find your way through
- …
- in a/the maze
- through a/the maze
- maze of
- …
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a printed puzzle in which you have to draw a line that shows a way through a complicated pattern of lines 迷宮圖
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting delirium or delusion): probably from the base of amaze, of which the verb is a shortening.