maze

英 [meɪz]

美 [meɪz]

n.  迷宫; 纷繁复杂的规则; 复杂难懂的细节; 迷宫图
vt.  使困惑; 使混乱; 迷失

复数：mazes　现在分词：mazing　过去式：mazed　

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牛津词典

noun

• 迷宫
  a system of paths separated by walls or hedges built in a park or garden, that is designed so that it is difficult to find your way through
  1. We got lost in the maze.
     我们在迷宫里迷失了方向。
  2. The building is a maze of corridors.
     这座建筑长廊交错，简直就是一座迷宫。
• 纷繁复杂的规则；复杂难懂的细节
  a large number of complicated rules or details that are difficult to understand
  1. a maze of regulations
     一大堆纷繁复杂的规章制度
• 迷宫图
  a printed puzzle in which you have to draw a line that shows a way through a complicated pattern of lines

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 迷宫
  Amazeis a complex system of passages or paths between walls or hedges and is designed to confuse people who try to find their way through it, often as a form of amusement.
  1. The palace has extensive gardens, a maze, and tennis courts.
     这座宫殿有几座大花园、一处迷宫和几个网球场。
• N-COUNT （街道、房间、地道）错综复杂;迷津
  Amaze ofstreets, rooms, or tunnels is a large number of them that are connected in a complicated way, so that it is difficult to find your way through them.
  1. The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city.
     孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷，来到城边。
  2. ...a maze of dimly-lighted, brown-carpeted corridors.
     灯光黯淡、铺设着棕色地毯的迷宫一般的走廊
• N-COUNT 错综复杂的想法;复杂难懂的话题;纷繁复杂的规则
  You can refer to a set of ideas, topics, or rules as amazewhen a large number of them are related to each other in a complicated way that makes them difficult to understand.
  1. The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies.
     本书旨在就各种非传统疗法为您指点迷津。
  2. ...the maze of rules and regulations.
     各种错综复杂的规章制度

英英释义

noun

• complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
  Synonym:labyrinth
• something jumbled or confused
  1. a tangle of government regulations
  Synonym:tanglesnarl

双语例句

• He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law
  他通晓错综复杂的欧洲律法。
• Maze problem is a classical problem in graph theory and other fields.
  迷宫问题是图论等领域中的经典问题。
• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.
  他穿过了迷宫一样的走廊。
• Because I know where the maze ends!
  因为我知道迷宫在哪里结束！
• I was bewildered by the maze of streets in the city.
  我被市里错综复杂的街道弄糊涂了。
• To settle the matter, the scientists designed a huge maze and ran the chimps and elephants through it.
  为解决这一问题，科学家们设计了一个迷宫让黑猩猩和大象跑着穿过。
• It would seem that we are rats in a maze.
  我们象是迷宫中的老鼠。
• They had solved the mystery of the maze.
  他们已经解开了迷宫之谜。
• The tented ceiling hides a maze of water pipes.
  形似帐篷的天花板上隐藏着迷宫似的水管。
• The guide led us through the maze of caves.
  那个向导领我们穿过迷宫般的曲折洞穴。