complicated

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

com·pli·cated BrE [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd] NAmE [ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd] adjective
made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand
Syn: ↑complex
•a complicated system
• The instructions look very complicated.
• The story is extremely complicated.
•It's all very complicated— but I'll try and explain.

Thesaurus:
complicated [complicated] adj.
•The instructions look very complicated.
complex • • elaborate • • intricate • • involved • • tangled • |written, usually disapproving convoluted • • tortuous •
Opp: uncomplicated, Opp: straightforward
a/an complicated/complex/elaborate/intricate/convoluted story/plot
a/an complicated/complex/elaborate/intricate design/structure/network/system
a/an complicated/complex/intricate/tangled web/relationship
Complicated or complex? Complex is often used to describe academic, scientific or technical issues, especially in written English; complicated is used more to describe everyday situations
•a complex mathematical equation/formula
• I'll send you a map of how to get here— it's a bit too complicated to describe.


Example Bank:
•The world of finance is fiendishly complicated.
•This is where the story gets complicated.
•I'll send you map of how to get here. It's a bit too complicated to describe.
•It's all very complicated— but I'll try and explain.
•Later you can try out more complicated designs.
•Making the adaptations may seem like a complicated process.
•Working out the quantities of the ingredients involved some complicated maths.
•a complex/complicated problem
•complex/complicated instructions