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;***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

• They were skirmishing close to the minefield now
  他们当时正在雷区附近交火。
• 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。
• Dating in China involves a minefield of complex requirements.
  在中国约会涉及到复杂需求的雷区。
• 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。
• 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。
• We will need to tread warily through the minefield of departmental politics.
  我们将有必要小心翼翼地踩越各部门各自为政的危险雷区。
• The judge said that the case had uncovered a legal minefield.
  法官说这个案子暴露了一个法律中存在的雷区。
• You are standing on a live minefield!
  你们现在站在雷区！
• 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。
• The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.
  厨房里充满了潜在的隐患。