"complicate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使复杂化

Definition

使某事变得比以前更困难或复杂。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“complicate”多用于正式或中性场合，常见搭配有 'complicate matters'（使事情复杂化）、'complicate things' 等。它强调使事情变得不必要地复杂。不要与形容词“complex”（复杂的）混淆，'complicate' 是动词。

Examples

Don't complicate the instructions.

不要**把**说明**复杂化**。

Adding this step will complicate the process.

加上这一步会**使**过程**复杂化**。

Lack of information can complicate decision making.

信息不足会**使**决策**复杂化**。

We don't want to complicate things more than they already are.

我们不想让事情**变得**比现在还复杂。

Bringing another person into the conversation could really complicate matters.

把另一个人加入谈话可能真的会**让**事情**变复杂**。

Trust me, if you add politics to this, it'll just complicate everything.

相信我，如果你把政治牵扯进来，只会**让**一切**变复杂**。