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intricate

🇬🇧 UK/ˈintrikit/🇺🇸 US/'intrikit/
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Definitions

adj.

Having many small, complex, and closely connected parts or details; elaborate.

错综复杂的;精细的

v.

To become or cause to become entangled or complicated.

使纠缠;使复杂化

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
tricentangled, complicated
+
ateto make, having
=intricate

Common Collocations

  • 1.intricate design精细的设计
  • 2.intricate pattern复杂的图案
  • 3.intricate plot复杂的情节

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The intricate design of the lace took the seamstress weeks to complete.

  • 2.

    She struggled to understand the intricate plot of the novel.

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