| 单词 | intervene |
| 释义 | Word family noun intervention verb intervene in·ter·vene /ˌɪntəˈviːn $ -tər-/ ●●○ AWL verb 1 DO something/TAKE ACTION[intransitive] to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens 干预，介入，插手intervene in The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives. 警方通常不愿意介入夫妻之间的争吵。 The army will have to intervene to prevent further fighting. 军队将不得不干预以阻止进一步的战斗。2 [intransitive, transitive] to interrupt someone when they are speaking 打岔，插话 ‘Stop shouting, Emily, ’ John intervened. “别再喊了，埃米莉。”约翰打断道。3 STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING[intransitive] if an event intervenes, it delays or interrupts something else 阻碍，中断 He was just establishing his career when the war intervened. 他刚刚开始创建自己的事业，却因战争爆发受阻。4 BETWEEN[intransitive] if a period of time intervenes, it comes between two events 〔时间〕介于…之间 In the six years that intervened, I saw them once. 期间的六年中我见过他们一次。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusintervene• The country was on its way to an economic renewal, but then an earthquake intervened.• The UN has not yet decided whether to intervene militarily.intervene in• So far the high court has refused to intervene in the case.From Longman Business Dictionaryintervenein‧ter‧vene /ˌɪntəˈviːn-tər-/ verb [intransitive] to become involved in a situation in order to help deal with a problemThe Federal Reserve Bank had to intervene to support the dollar (=buy the currency to keep it from falling).intervene inThe government may be forced to intervene in the pay dispute.→ See Verb tableOrigin intervene (1500-1600) Latin intervenire, from venire “to come”in·ter·vene verbChineseSyllable or fight, Business an become in Corpus involved argument, difficult to other |
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