complex
adjective uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/ /kəmˈpleks/ us/kɑːmˈpleks/ /ˈkɑːm.pleks/
B2 由许多相关的不同部分组成的；构造复杂的
involving a lot of different but related parts
a complex molecule/carbohydrate 复杂的分子／碳水化合物
a complex network of roads 错综复杂的道路网
a complex procedure 复杂的程序
The company has a complex organizational structure. 公司组织结构非常复杂。
B2 难懂的，费解的;错综复杂的
difficult to understand or find an answer to because of having many different parts
It's a very complex issue to which there is no straightforward answer. 这个问题错综复杂，没有简单直接的答案。
The film's plot was so complex that I couldn't follow it. 这部电影的情节太复杂，我看不懂。
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- I find it hard to get my mind round such complex issues.
- The structure of this protein is particularly complex.
- It is a simple melody with complex harmonies.
- The writer has used several complex grammatical constructions.
- She always manages to cut through the complex theory and get at the facts.
complex
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/ us/ˈkɑːm.pleks/
(BUILDING)
C1 综合大楼;建筑群
a large building with various connected rooms or a related group of buildings
a shopping/sports and leisure complex 购物／运动休闲中心
US They live in a large apartment complex. 他们住在一幢大型的公寓楼里。
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- They're planning to develop the whole site into a shopping complex.
- The hotel complex was a honeycomb of rooms and courtyards .
- The Council plans to knock the library down and replace it with a hotel complex.
- The office complex has an on-site nursery.
- They're building a new sports complex on the waterside.
(BAD FEELING)
C2 （尤指由过去的不快经历或自我评价不高造成的）情结，心理负担，病态心理
a particular anxiety or unconscious fear that a person has, especially as a result of an unpleasant experience that they have had in the past or because they have a low opinion of their own worth
an inferiority complex 自卑情结
I think he's got a complex about being bald. 我觉得他因谢顶而有心理负担。
Don't go on about her weight - you'll give her a complex! 别再没完没了地谈她的体重了——你会让她有心理负担的！