Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Complicated"

Complicated means something that is hard to do or accomplish. In other words challenging. Hope this helped😊

Nos encontramos en medio de una situacion complicada

i dont think that person was confused. he was apologizing for being difficult to understand

this is the first sentence to a book known as "a tale of two cities" It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

The tasks from my boss are so complicated

This is a bit subtle, I think convoluted is more likely to describe things like somebody's explanation, a story, or the path of a pipe underground - basically something that follows a thread or unfolds over time. But other than that they are pretty interchangeable.

There's not much difference "The building has a complex/complicated structure"

If a woman were to say, "He's complicated." that means he has a lot of problems. But if she said "He's complex." That means he has a deep personality. So "Complicated" tends to be more negative, and "Complex" tends to be more positive, but in many cases they are exactly the same meaning.

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Maybe just "a complicated relationship." You can also say neither of you want "to take the next step."

1. Why is the current situation hanged into such a complicated situation? 2. Why is the current situation complicated? I prefer the latter because the first one is redundant.

"This is too complicated to understand." instead of "this thing..." would sound more natural. :)

First is better because the second is confusing. It's confusing because as you read it, you develop the wrong idea... We write a little... makes me thing that we are writing a small "something", until I read "complicated" and suddenly realize that it means slightly. Making this shift mid sentence is very distracting and is probably why native speakers would say it that way.

Up can indicate improvement. "up" is "++" or "more" Dress up (Dress++) = dress in special clothes Speak up (Speak++) = speak louder/ speak more clearly Speed up (Speed++) = increase the speed/ go faster Up can indicate direction. "up" is "to the sky" or "to the top/front" or "vertically" Also there is temporal direction (moving through time). "up" is "immediately" or "to the present point" Stand up (Stand vertically) Next up (Immediately next) Come up (Come to the top/front) "John, come up and introduce yourself." = "John, come to the front (of the room) and introduce yourself." "The topic will come up in our discussion." = "The topic will come to the front (or to the present point) in our discussion." Up can indicate progression (ongoing change). "up" is changing from bad to good" or "becoming full (changing from empty to full)" Cheer up = become cheerful (full of good cheer) Eat up = eat and become full Looking up = looking like it (the situation) is changing from bad to good Wake up = change from sleeping to fully awake If you try replacing "up" with one of these indications, it might help you to understand the meaning. Good luck!

This is from a BBC article, and the original phrase was "Well we British may *love* a good cup of tea..." The British (the people of England) are well-known for their love of tea. However, they admit that the people of China have been making tea for a much longer time than the British have. Please let me know if there is anything that is still not clear.

He's always trying to put me in complicated situations.

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number two is the correct answer