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 whole subject is a political minefield
  整个话题就是一个政治上的雷区。
• It's at this point that we enter an ethical minefield.
  在这一点上，我们进入了一个道德雷区。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, each meeting is a linguistic minefield.
  不过，历次会晤都有一个语言上的雷区。
• 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。
• 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。
• The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.
  厨房里充满了潜在的隐患。
• 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。