| [/meɪz; mez/] n (usu sing 通常作单数) 用法:
1 network of paths or hedges designed as a puzzle in which one must find one's way 迷宫; 迷魂阵:
We got lost in Hampton Court maze. 我们在汉普顿科特迷宫里迷了路. =>illus 见插图:
(fig 比喻) A maze of narrow alleys leads down to the sea. 迂回曲折的小径通往海边. 用法:
2 confused collection or complicated mass (of facts, etc) （事情等的）错综, 复杂:
finding one's way through the maze of rules and regulations 在纷繁的规则和条例中寻找出路. Cf 参看 labyrinth. |