maze
Word family adjectivemazefulmazynounmazementmazinessmazeadverbmazily
ldoce_220_cmaze /meɪz/ ●○○ noun [countableC] → maize1 CONFUSEDa complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc 街道[道路]的纵横交错maze of streets/paths/tunnels etc the maze of narrow streets 迷宫似的狭窄街道
I was led through a maze of corridors. 我被领着穿过迷宫似的走廊。
→5 See picture of MAZE 迷宫 2 COMPLICATEDa large number of rules, instructions etc which are complicated and difficult to understand 纷繁复杂的事物〔如规则、命令等〕maze of rules/regulations etc a maze of new laws 一大堆纷繁复杂的新法规
3 DLOa specially designed system of paths, often in a park or public garden, which is difficult to find your way through 〔常指公园中的〕迷宫 We got completely lost in the maze. 我们在迷宫中彻底迷了路。
the famous Hampton Court maze 著名的汉普顿宫迷宫
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DGOa children’s game, played on paper, in which you try to draw a line through a complicated group of lines without crossing any of them 迷宫〔一种儿童纸上游戏〕 Origin maze (1200-1300) maze “to confuse” ((13-19 centuries)), probably from unrecorded Old English masian