词汇 | convoluted |
释义 | convoluted adjective uk /ˈkɒn.və.luː.tɪd/ us /ˈkɑːn.və.luː.t̬ɪd/ very twisted: 盘绕的;弯曲的,曲折的 a very convoluted route/knot曲折盘旋的路线/缠绕的绳结 Convoluted sentences, explanations, arguments, etc. are unreasonably long and difficult to understand: (句子、解释、论据等)冗长费解的,繁复晦涩的 His grammar explanations are terribly convoluted.他对语法的讲解非常晦涩难懂。 Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.她的书里全是些冗长晦涩的句子。 Bending, twisting and curving arch your back ball up bendy bent bowed distortion entwine flex flexion flexural swirling swirlingly swoopy tangle tangled wrap something around someone/something wriggle wristy writhe zigzag You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complexity convoluted | American Dictionaryconvoluted adjective us/ˈkɑn·vəˌlu·t̬ɪd/ (esp. of expression in speech or writing) having a complicated structure and therefore difficult to understand: a convoluted story/speech/plot Examples of convolutedconvoluted Here the history of embodiment overlaps with the convoluted and confused history of another sign denoting identity, namely jati. The case with applied mathematics was even more convoluted, especially g iven important developments over the pr ior twenty years. A convoluted plot involves an old man who wins a lottery prize but does not know it until he reads about it in the newspaper. Towards the inside of the cell the junction is convoluted (arrowhead) and lacks the electron-dense coating. The issue is further convoluted by different treatments of long-rang electrostatic interactions, but overall recent energy functions have similar performance. The dream was to quantify these forces as the basis for systematizing the convoluted relations among substances throughout nature. The networks involved in clandestine trade of ration cards and coupons could become convoluted. The sheer quantity of volumes has coagulated the categorisation and locational systems, convoluted the access and retrieval procedures and converted security and preservation into paranoia. Together, the above patterns combine to create the picture of a living city that depends in large part on its convoluted, permeable interfaces. When described in this fashion, the basic anatomy of such hearts is straightforward and unambiguous, if described in somewhat convoluted fashion. Two of the three sale properties which left their owners' hands between 1700 and 1750 had more convoluted histories. Fine-scale mixing of the fluids then takes place a t the convoluted interfaces. He felt powerless before the convoluted workings of state power, like a minor character in a story over whose development he could exert no control. In the midst of this typically convoluted operatic situation, the sudden playing of a tango might seem a mere hiccup. Needless to say, these issues were much more convoluted than mere matrimonial arrangements. See all examples of convoluted These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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