adjective · neutral

intricate

/ˈɪntrɪkət/IN·tri·cate

Band 6-7speakingtask2

very complicated or detailed, with many small parts or aspects connected

Examples

The report describes the intricate relationship between urban planning and public health.

It's an intricate problem that needs careful analysis.

Part 2: Describe an object that has an intricate design and explain why you like it.

Band 8 sentence

The intricate methodology used in the study required interdisciplinary expertise to interpret the results.

Collocations

  • intricate pattern
  • intricate relationship
  • intricate design

Word family

intricacy noun

Common mistakes

intricate = interesting (dùng sai nghĩa)intricate

Say it for a higher band

5complicated6complex7+intricate

Synonyms

complex

complicated

Easily confused

complex

The machine is complex, but its inner parts form an intricate mechanism.

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