minefield
英 [ˈmaɪnfiːld]
美 [ˈmaɪnfiːld]
n. 雷区; 布雷区; 危机四伏的局面; 充满潜在危险的形势
复数:minefields
Collins.1 / BNC.13969 / COCA.17469
牛津词典
noun
- 雷区;布雷区
an area of land or water where mines (= bombs that explode when they are touched) have been hidden - 危机四伏的局面;充满潜在危险的形势
a situation that contains hidden dangers or difficulties- a legal minefield
法律上有潜在危险的局面 - Tax can be a minefield for the unwary.
粗心大意的人在纳税方面很容易出错。
- a legal minefield
柯林斯词典
- 地雷区;水雷区
Aminefieldis an area of land or water where explosive mines have been hidden. - N-COUNT 危机四伏的局势;充满问题的情况
If you describe a situation as aminefield, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of hidden dangers or problems, and where people need to behave with care because things could easily go wrong.- The whole subject is a political minefield...
整个话题就是一个政治上的雷区。 - The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.
厨房里充满了潜在的隐患。
- The whole subject is a political minefield...
英英释义
noun
- a region in which explosives mines have been placed
双语例句
- There are many problems such as the MPF to be handled in the minefield of elderly care.
长者福利事务就像一个地雷阵,有很多问题,例如强积金,需要小心处理。 - Clint Eastwood's movie sidesteps the minefield by focusing on a single battle in the Pacific theater.
东木的电影巧妙地躲过了雷区,仅仅聚焦于太平洋战争中的一场战斗。 - They have opened up politics as a new minefield for jokes and material.
政坛成为了他们挖掘笑料的新大陆。 - People often say that international gift giving can become a cultural minefield.
人们经常说国际馈赠有可能成为文化的雷区。 - Shizishan Mountain Mine is one of the most important minefield in Anhui Province and even Yantzz Delta area.
狮子山矿田是安徽铜陵地区乃至长江中下游地区重要的矿田之一。 - International law is a minefield for anyone not familiar with its complexity.
国际法这一领域,不熟悉其复杂性则寸步难行。 - For institutions, these issues create a legal minefield.
对高等学府来说,这些问题成了法律上的敏感区域。 - They were skirmishing close to the minefield now
他们当时正在雷区附近交火。 - There can be no unerring compass in this kind of minefield.
在这种地雷阵中,没有万无一失的指南针。 - The does and don't of travelling abroad are a potential minefield for the unprepared traveller.
在海外旅游的规则,对于那些毫无准备的游客来说,是一个潜在的雷区。