:something that makes something harder to understand, explain, or deal with使更复杂化(或更困难)的事物
The negotiations stalled when complications arose.因为出现了各种困难,谈判陷入僵局。
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medical:a disease or condition that happens in addition to another disease or condition:a problem that makes a disease or condition more dangerous or harder to treat并发症
Pneumonia is a common complication of AIDS.肺炎是艾滋病的常见并发症。
She experienced complications during her pregnancy.她在孕期患上了妊娠并发症。
The patient died of complications from surgery.病人死于手术并发症。
The negotiations stalled when complications arose. Pneumonia is a common complication of AIDS. She experienced complications during her pregnancy. The patient died of complications from surgery.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English complicacioun, borrowed from Late Latin complicātiōn-, complicātiō "folding together, conglomeration," from Latin complicāre "to fold together, fold up" + -tiōn- ,-tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at complicate entry 2
1problem難題ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPLICATION | COMPLICATION + VERBADJECTIVE➤major主要的難題▸➤added, additional, further額外的困難;進一步的困難▸➤undue, unnecessary過分的/不必要的複雜化▸➤political政治難題VERB + COMPLICATION➤add, cause增加困難;引起複雜情況◇The presence of an armed gang added a major complication.一個武裝團夥的存在使問題極大地複雜化了。➤avoid避免麻煩◇We always try to avoid any unnecessary complications.我們總是盡量避免不必要的麻煩。COMPLICATION + VERB➤arise, ensue, occur複雜情況出現◇Further complications arose when they published an interview with his family.他們發表了對他家人的採訪文章後,事情變得更加複雜。complication
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2medical醫療ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPLICATION | COMPLICATION + VERB | COMPLICATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤acute, dangerous, life-threatening, serious, severe急性併發症;危及生命的併發症;嚴重的併發症➤fatal致命的併發症▸➤chronic, long-term慢性/長期併發症▸➤minor輕微的併發症➤significant嚴重的併發症▸➤common常見併發症▸➤rare罕見併發症▸➤local局部併發症▸➤potential可能的併發症▸➤birth, diabetic, medical, post-operative, pregnancy生育/糖尿病/醫療/術後/妊娠併發症VERB + COMPLICATION➤develop, have, suffer出現併發症;患併發症◇She developed complications two weeks after the treatment.她在治療兩個星期後出現併發症。➤die from, die of死於併發症➤cause引起併發症▸➤avoid, prevent避免/預防併發症COMPLICATION + VERB➤arise, develop, occur併發症出現◇Complications develop if the drug is not used correctly.這種藥物使用不當會引起併發症。➤result from sth併發症由⋯導致COMPLICATION + NOUN➤rate併發症發生率◇complication rates from eye surgery眼科手術的併發症發生率PREPOSITION➤complication with⋯的併發症◇complications with her pregnancy.她懷孕時出現的併發症➤complication from由⋯引起的併發症◇He died of complications from cancer surgery.他死於癌症手術引發的併發症。➤complication of⋯的併發症◇the devastating complications of diabetes糖尿病的嚴重併發症PHRASES➤a risk of complications出現併發症的可能◇The treatment carries a high risk of complications.這種療法很容易引起併發症。➤complications related to sth與⋯相關的併發症◇He died from complications related to diabetes.他死於與糖尿病相關的併發症。