maze
noun [ C ] uk/meɪz/ us/meɪz/
(PLACE)
（供娱乐用的）曲径，迷宫
a complicated system of paths or passages that people try to find their way through for entertainment
迷宫似的区域
an area in which you can get easily lost because there are so many similar streets or passages
The old part of the town was a maze of narrow passages. 老城区通道狭窄，纵横交错，简直就是一座迷宫。
Synonym: labyrinth (CONFUSING PATH/SITUATION)
(RULES/IDEAS)
错综复杂的事物
a complicated set of rules, ideas, or subjects that you find difficult to deal with or understand
It's almost impossible to get through the maze of bureaucracy. 要通过错综复杂的官僚式繁文缛节几乎是不可能的。