/meɪz; mez/
n (usu sing 通常作单数)
1 network of paths or hedges designed as a puzzle in which one must find one's way 迷宫; 迷魂阵
*We got lost in Hampton Court maze. 我们在汉普顿科特迷宫里迷了路. =>illus 见插图
*(fig 比喻) A maze of narrow alleys leads down to the sea. 迂回曲折的小径通往海边.
2 confused collection or complicated mass (of facts, etc) （事情等的）错综, 复杂
*finding one's way through the maze of rules and regulations 在纷繁的规则和条例中寻找出路. Cf 参看 labyrinth.

n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: maze 'to confuse' (13-19 centuries), probably from unrecorded Old English masian]
a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
maze of streets/paths/tunnels etc
　the maze of narrow streets
　I was led through a maze of corridors.
a large number of rules, instructions etc which are complicated and difficult to understand
maze of rules/regulations etc
　a maze of new laws
a specially designed system of paths, often in a park or public garden, which is difficult to find your way through
　We got completely lost in the maze.
　the famous Hampton Court maze
a children's game on paper in which you try to draw a line through a complicated group of lines without crossing any of them