A comp lex highway system is to be established in order to enhance the national transportation 随着我们的工业和社会环境变得更加错综复杂供电可靠性方面的要求也与日俱增。 (The demands for reliability of power supply increase daily as our industrial and social environment becomes more complex. 2. n. a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose They live in a three-story apartment complex. cf. complex, complicated, sophisticated intricate 这些形容词均含“复杂的”意思 complex强调内在关系的复杂,需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用 complicated与 complex的含义接近,但语气更强,着重极其复杂,很难分析、 分辨或解释。 sophisticated强调事物达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂性。 intricate 着重指错综复杂,令人迷惑不解。 (Directions: )Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary 1. Peter seemed to have a good understanding of the most ssues (complex/complicated) 2. Joan shows me the highly computer software. sophisticated) 3. Mental illness is a very subject. complicated) 4. The plot of the novel is and fascinating. intricate) 5. the higher the level of competition, the more the timing systems (sophisticated) 18)(L43)distinguish: v. makes someone or something different or special ( The factor that distinguishes this company from the competition is customer service. His attorney argued that he could not distinguish between right and wrong 他们找到了一种方法将癌细胞从正常组织中区分开来。 ( They have found a method of distinguishing cancer cells from normal tissue. 19)(L 44)synthetic: a. produced by synthesizing; not naturally produced; artificial9 *A complex highway system is to be established in order to enhance the national transportation. 随着我们的工业和社会环境变得更加错综复杂,供电可靠性方面的要求也与日俱增。 (=The demands for reliability of power supply increase daily as our industrial and social environment becomes more complex.) 2. n. a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose *They live in a three-story apartment complex. cf. complex, complicated, sophisticated & intricate 这些形容词均含“复杂的”意思。 complex 强调内在关系的复杂，需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用。 complicated 与 complex 的含义接近，但语气更强，着重极其复杂，很难分析、 分辨或解释。 sophisticated 强调事物达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂性。 intricate 着重指错综复杂，令人迷惑不解。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. Peter seemed to have a good understanding of the most ____ issues. (=complex/complicated) 2. Joan shows me the highly ____ computer software. (=sophisticated) 3. Mental illness is a very ____ subject. (=complicated) 4. The plot of the novel is ____ and fascinating. (=intricate) 5. The higher the level of competition, the more ____ the timing systems. (=sophisticated) 18) (L 43) distinguish: v. makes someone or something different or special (=The factor that distinguishes this company from the competition is customer service.) His attorney argued that he could not distinguish between right and wrong. 他们找到了一种方法将癌细胞从正常组织中区分开来。 (=They have found a method of distinguishing cancer cells from normal tissue.) 19) (L 44) synthetic: a. produced by synthesizing; not naturally produced; artificial