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;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 use of stem cells has caused not only a legal but also an ethical minefield.
  杆细胞的应用不但产生了一个法律地雷阵，还构成了一个道德地雷阵。
• Let me stake out more precisely the narrow path that would allow Europe to pass through this minefield.
  让我们更加精确地把能引导欧洲趟过雷区的狭窄小路标注出来。
• He also maintains a defused minefield where visitors can walk among the traps.
  博物馆内也有已拆除雷管的地雷区，让游客可以步行于地雷陷阱之间。
• He sprang from the minefield with surprising agility.
  他异常敏捷地跳离布雷区。
• 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。
• The creek hooks past the barn. They flanked the minefield and continued north.
  小溪拐了个弯绕过谷仓。他们绕过雷区，继续往北。
• 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。
• You are standing on a live minefield!
  你们现在站在雷区！
• 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。
• 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。