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。
• The Chinese offensive lineup can be a minefield for opposing blockers.
  中国队的进攻阵容像一个地雷区，能迷惑住对方的拦网队员。
• The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.
  厨房里充满了潜在的隐患。
• 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。
• The aim of the game is to clear a minefield without detonating a mine.
  游戏的目的是明确的情况下引爆了地雷雷区。
• 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。
• The issue of tax cuts is a potential minefield for the government.
  减税问题对政府来说是一个潜在的麻烦。
• He sprang from the minefield with surprising agility.
  他异常敏捷地跳离布雷区。
• 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。
• However, each meeting is a linguistic minefield.
  不过，历次会晤都有一个语言上的雷区。