convoluted

英 [ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd] 美 [ˈkɑːnvəluːtɪd]

adj.  错综复杂的; 晦涩难懂的; 盘绕的; 弯曲的
v.  旋;卷绕;盘旋
convolute的过去分词和过去式

过去式:convoluted过去分词:convoluted

GRE医学

BNC.20323 / COCA.18275



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 错综复杂的;晦涩难懂的
    extremely complicated and difficult to follow
    1. a convoluted argument/explanation
      晦涩费解的论证 / 阐述
    2. a book with a convoluted plot
      情节错综复杂的书
  2. 盘绕的;弯曲的
    having many twists or curves
    1. a convoluted coastline
      蜿蜒的海岸线

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 费解的;复杂难懂的
    If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
    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。
    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。

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。
  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。
  3. Critics complain, not infrequently, that the platform can be rigid, convoluted and web unfriendly.
    不过也有一些人批评它死板、复杂,而且对网络不够友好。
  4. The company also underwent multiple convoluted transformations.
    此外,该公司还经历了好几轮错综复杂的转型。
  5. Attempting to find that answer shows just how convoluted and opaque bank financial statements can be.
    人们在努力寻找这个答案的过程中会发现银行的财务报表是多么的扑朔迷离。
  6. Your mind becomes frozen, as it gets caught up in a web of convoluted negative thoughts.
    你变得心灰意冷,因为它让你陷入错综复杂的消极的思维网络中,难以自拔。
  7. Once you're over that threshold, however, the process begins to get very convoluted.
    不过,一旦超过了这个限额,报税的过程就开始变得极其麻烦。
  8. Then, if you later get the opportunity to refresh or even redesign a site like this, you can start from well-segmented HTML and CSS, not a mess of convoluted and style-laden HTML.
    然后,如果以后您有机会更新甚至重新设计一个类似的站点,您可以从分段良好的HTML和CSS开始,而不是从令人费解和样式紊乱的HTML开始。
  9. In fact, parsing and generating XML in the Java language feels oddly foreign and convoluted.
    事实上,在Java语言中解析和生成XML不但奇特而且还复杂。
  10. This is a little more convoluted than the previous examples, but is still pretty straightforward.
    这个例子要比前面的例子更复杂一点,但是原理仍然非常简单。
  11. In other words, you're not dealing with weird text-only UIs and convoluted instructions.
    换句话说,您不需要处理只有文本的UI以及复杂的指导。
  12. The amount of distraction that's caused by the ( somewhat convoluted) schema syntax cries out for simplification.
    (有些绕弯子的)模式语法造成的纷乱迫切需要进行简化。
  13. One reason documents become untraceable in a paper office is convoluted and competitive indexing systems.
    纸质办公室中,文档变得不可跟踪的一个原因在于混乱的索引系统。
  14. My wireless extender made my entire network more fragile and convoluted.
    无线扩展器使我的整个网络更加脆弱和复杂。
  15. Describing legalese as "a form of religious language", he argued that convoluted language has an undesirable effect.
    伊格里森把法律术语说成是一种宗教语言,而且认为晦涩的语言会产生不良的效果。
  16. Stereology Study of Fine Structure of Proximal and Distal Convoluted Tubule in Bactrian Camel
    双峰驼肾近曲小管和远曲小管的体视学研究小管,细管细小的管子或管状结构
  17. Some rams have convoluted horns.
    有些公羊有回旋状的角。
  18. The convoluted path that they have taken to get into the roles they are currently in.
    在进入当前角色之前,她们都绕了很多弯路。
  19. Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.
    她的书中全是冗长晦涩的句子。
  20. The convoluted folds of the outer ear produce differing resonances depending on the angle of the incoming sound.
    外耳上的皱褶可根据声音传入的角度,产生不同的共振。
  21. On a Friday night, an engineer went to the board and wrote down the details of a convoluted problem we had with our ads system.
    在某个星期五的晚上,一个工程师在上面写下了一个有关我们广告系统中令人费解的细节问题。
  22. This convoluted way of thinking was further exacerbated by the industries she chose to throw herself into.
    而她加入演艺圈的选择也进一步加剧了她的这种极端想法。
  23. Massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface. ( 3) MiddlePermian-Neogene extension-compression cycle of Neo-Tethys.
    大块的造礁珊瑚,有盘旋的和沟回的表面。中二叠世&新近纪新特提斯洋构造域旋回。
  24. His grammar explanations are always so convoluted that I can never follow them.
    他的语法解释总是这么冗长繁复,我根本听不懂。
  25. For the next gripping twist in this convoluted euro plot, see Le Monde.
    欲知错综复杂的欧元演义将有怎样扣人心弦的后续情节,请参见《世界报》。
  26. Manufacturing is a much simpler process than the convoluted melange of hardware and software choices that confront manufacturers today.
    制造业是一个非常简单的过程比错综复杂混杂的硬件和软件制造商的选择,面对今天。
  27. How can you pull out of a system that is so convoluted and imbalanced?
    你怎样才能走出这样一个如此费解而不平衡的系统呢?
  28. Never mind; like I said, it's more than a little convoluted.
    别担心,如我所说,情节不仅仅是一点点错综复杂。

同义词辨析

  complex complicated convoluted【导航词义:复杂的】

  complex adj. 复杂的

〔辨析〕指各部分的内在关系复杂的。

〔例证〕
the complex structure of the human brain
错综复杂的人脑构造
The government is an extremely complex organization.
政府是一个极其复杂的组织。
Life there is getting more complex and difficult.
那里的生活正在变得越来越复杂和艰难。

  complicated adj. 复杂的,难懂的

〔辨析〕与 complex 的词义接近,但语气更强,强调因极其复杂或非常繁琐而很难理解或处理的。

〔例证〕
This problem is too complicated for me to solve.
这道数学题太复杂了,我解不出来。
The machine is complicated in structure.
这台机器结构复杂。
The country has a very complicated voting system.
这个国家的选举制度非常复杂。

  convoluted adj. 错综复杂的,晦涩难懂的

〔辨析〕指极其复杂而难以理解的。

〔例证〕
a convoluted explanation/speech/sentence
令人费解的阐述/讲话/句子
We don't have enough time to move through the convoluted legal system.
我们没有足够的时间走完复杂难懂的法律程序。