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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Collins.1 / BNC.9711 / COCA.7688

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This was due to their need to learn how to navigate the maze of downtown streets.
  这是由于他们需要学习懂得如何在迷宫般的城市街道上导航。
• They had solved the mystery of the maze.
  他们已经解开了迷宫之谜。
• We got lost in the maze.
  我们在迷宫里迷路了。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.
  她在迷津中迷失了好几个小时。
• 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。
• The 20-minute boat ride through a maze of tidal rivers and marshes is wonderful.
  在迂回曲折、潮水汹涌的河流和沼泽地中航行20分钟的感觉真是美妙。