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 compare labyrinth迷宫 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 迷宫: 复杂的路径和通道网络The building is a maze of corridors. 这座建筑长廊交错,简直就是一座迷宫。 The old city is a delightful maze for the modern tourist. 对现代游客来说,这座古城是一个令人愉快的迷宫。 I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我跟随他穿过迷宫般的窄巷。
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a large number of complicated rules or details that are difficult to understand 纷繁复杂的规则;复杂难懂的细节 Many applicants for the grant are put off by the maze of regulations and conditions. 许多申请补助金的人被错综复杂的规章制度和条件拒之门外。 a maze of regulations 一大堆纷繁复杂的规章制度 They did not have the expertise to navigate the bureaucratic maze required for certification. 为了取得认证必须设法通过官僚体制的“迷魂阵”,他们没有那个本事。
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
- …
- (North American English)
a printed puzzle in which you have to draw a line that shows a way through a complicated pattern of lines 迷宫图
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting delirium or delusion): probably from the base of amaze, of which the verb is a shortening.