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　

TEM8

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

• 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！
• The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.
  厨房里充满了潜在的隐患。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They flanked the minefield and continued north.
  他们绕过雷区，继续往北。
• However, each meeting is a linguistic minefield.
  不过，历次会晤都有一个语言上的雷区。
• They were skirmishing close to the minefield now
  他们当时正在雷区附近交火。