maze
noun /meɪz/
/meɪz/
- 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
迷宫 - We got lost in the maze.
我们在迷宫里迷失了方向。 - the famous hedge maze at Hampton Court Palace
汉普顿宫著名的树篱迷宫
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- complicated
- confusing
- …
- be lost in
- get lost in
- find your way through
- …
- in a/the maze
- through a/the maze
- maze of
- …
- We got lost in the maze.
- a complicated network of paths and passages
迷宫： 复杂的路径和通道网络- The building is a maze of corridors.
这座建筑长廊交错，简直就是一座迷宫。 - The old city is a delightful maze for the modern tourist.
对现代游客来说，这座古城是一个令人愉快的迷宫。 - I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys.
我跟随他穿过迷宫般的窄巷。
- The building is a maze of corridors.
- [usually singular] a large number of complicated rules or details that are difficult to understand
纷繁复杂的规则；复杂难懂的细节 - Many applicants for the grant are put off by the maze of regulations and conditions.
许多申请补助金的人被错综复杂的规章制度和条件拒之门外。 - a maze of regulations
一大堆纷繁复杂的规章制度 - They did not have the expertise to navigate the bureaucratic maze required for certification.
为了取得认证必须设法通过官僚体制的“迷魂阵”，他们没有那个本事。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- complicated
- confusing
- …
- be lost in
- get lost in
- find your way through
- …
- in a/the maze
- through a/the maze
- maze of
- …
- Many applicants for the grant are put off by the maze of regulations and conditions.
- (North American English) a printed puzzle in which you have to draw a line that shows a way through a complicated pattern of lines
迷宫图
词源Middle English (denoting delirium or delusion): probably from the base of amaze, of which the verb is a shortening.