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convoluted

英['kɒnvəluːtɪd] 美['kɑːnvəluːtɪd]
  • adj. 旋绕的;费解的
  • 动词convolute的过去式和过去分词.
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. rolled longitudinally upon itself;

    "a convolute petal"

  2. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious;

    "the Byzantine tax structure"
    "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"
    "convoluted legal language"
    "convoluted reasoning"
    "the plot was too involved"
    "a knotty problem"
    "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"
    "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"
    "tortuous legal procedures"
    "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"

双语例句

1. Despite its length and convoluted plot, "Asta's Book" is a rich and rewarding read.
虽然篇幅很长,而且情节复杂,但是《阿斯塔的书》仍不失为一部内容丰富、值得一读的作品。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The policy is so convoluted even college presidents are confused.
这项政策太令人费解,甚至连大学校长们也是一头雾水。

来自辞典例句

3. You've planning something in that convoluted pixie mind of yours.
你那颗爱恶作剧的复杂脑瓜子,是在盘算着什么花招吧.

来自辞典例句

4. Their relationship is somewhat ambiguous, it is convoluted like hemp vines.
他们的关系犹如葛藤,暧昧不清.

来自互联网

5. Such convoluted steps belie the underlying strength of what is being sold.
这些复杂的措施辱没了将被出售公司的内在实力.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. For us, justice is only an aspiration because we don't have the money to get through the convoluted legal system that seems to have been built to help lawyers make money.
      对我们来说,公正仅仅是一种渴望,因为我们没有钱去完成令人费解的法律过程,这个法律体系看起来似乎是为了帮助律师赚钱而建立起来的。

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