· I haven't attempted to master its intricacies yet, but no doubt we shall both acquire some sort of proficiency in time.· Five mornings a week she worked on campus, mastering the intricacies of various software programs.· Spens' determination to master the intricacy of the law undoubtedly contributed to his strain.· The defenders are able to say that the challengers of the conventional wisdom have not mastered their intricacies.· Still, the popularity of the sport has made most competitions much better as more nations begin mastering its intricacies.
►understand
· Now he has had a chance to work with them and perhaps better understands the intricacies of their job.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY►the intricacies of something
She knew very little about the intricacies of running a city when she was elected.
Aerial survey in particular has revealed some of the intricacies of the site's internal morphology.
But in studying the play, I came to realize the strength of the characters and the intricacies of the dialogue.
Five mornings a week she worked on campus, mastering the intricacies of various software programs.
Now he has had a chance to work with them and perhaps better understands the intricacies of their job.
Their fascination with the intricacies of competitive politics drew them to all the various combatants.
There are few enough hon. Members who can claim genuine expertise in the intricacies of social security matters.
They knew the words of all the songs, the plots of every story, the intricacies of every movement and rhythm.
To negotiate the intricacies of multiple relationships within a group, they have to learn to reason on a very sophisticated level.
1the intricacies of something the complicated details of something: the intricacies of private banking2[uncountable] the state of containing a large number of parts or details: designs of amazing intricacy and sophistication