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　

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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
  1. a legal minefield
     法律上有潜在危险的局面
  2. Tax can be a minefield for the unwary.
     粗心大意的人在纳税方面很容易出错。

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.
  1. The whole subject is a political minefield...
     整个话题就是一个政治上的雷区。
  2. The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.
     厨房里充满了潜在的隐患。

英英释义

noun

• a region in which explosives mines have been placed

双语例句

• The whole subject is a political minefield
  整个话题就是一个政治上的雷区。
• 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。
• 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。
• Approaching Tripoli our ships ran into a new minefield.
  在驶近的黎波里港时，我们的船只进入一个新布雷区。
• He sprang from the minefield with surprising agility.
  他异常敏捷地跳离布雷区。
• However, each meeting is a linguistic minefield.
  不过，历次会晤都有一个语言上的雷区。
• 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。
• Both examples are tragic-comic glimpses into a serious but rarely discussed minefield for couples: sleep incompatibility.
  上述两起滑稽的一瞬而导致的严重的但是对夫妇来说却很少谈到的雷区：睡眠不相容性。
• If a mouse farts in this god damned minefield, I want his ass blown sky high!
  如果哪个耗子把屁丢到这片天杀的雷区，那我就希望这家夥的屁股崩到天上去！
• Dating in China involves a minefield of complex requirements.
  在中国约会涉及到复杂需求的雷区。