complication
n
1 [U] state of being complex, intricate or difficult; involved condition 复杂、 错综或困难的状态; 复杂的情况
I have enough complication in my life without having to look after your sick pets! 即使不给你照看那些生病的小宠物, 我生活里的麻烦事就已经够多了!
2 [C] thing that makes a situation more complex or difficult 使情况更加复杂或困难的事物
A further complication was Fred's refusal to travel by air. 更麻烦的是弗雷德不肯坐飞机.
3 complications [pl]
(medical 医) new illness, or new development of an illness, that makes treatment more difficult 并发症
Complications set in, and the patient died. 病人因出现并发症而死亡.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.