docks had, to all intents and purposes, closed. I!j
1981 年，这些码头几乎等于关闭了。◊ rhe two items are，to aH intents and purposes, idenricaL 这两件物品几乎完全
一样。
in-ten-tion (H* /m'tenSn/
noun [C, U]
~ (of
doing sth) | ~ (to ilo sth) | 〜（that …）what you intend or plan to do; your aim 打算；计划；意图；目
的：J have no intention 〇/ going
to the wedding.我无
i
去参加婚礼。◊ He has
annoimced his intention to retire.他已经宣布他打算退休。◊ was not my
intention that she shouW suJSfer.我没養要她吃苦头的意思。oHe left
0 I did it with the best (of)
intentions (= meaning to help),
but Z onZy succeeded in annoying them.我的原 意是要帮忙，却惹得他们生气了。一see also well intentioned o note at purpose see road
in.ten.tion.al /m'tenjanl/ 〇〇!/. done
deliberately 故意
的；有意的；存心的 PCTTl
DELIBERATE.
INTENDED:
I'm sorry I
left you off the list—it wasn^ intentional.
没把你列在名单里——我不是有意的。GEaUNINTEN- tional ►
in-ten-tion-aMy
/-Janali/
adv. ： She would never mtenrionaHy hurt
anyone.她从来不会故意伤害任
何人。◊ Z fcept my
statement intentionaHy vague.我故意 含糊其辞。
inter /in't3：(r)/ verb (-rr-) [VN] [usually passive]
{format) to bury a dead person 埋葬('遗# > E333 disinter — see
also INTERMENT
inter- /'mt0(r)/ prefix (in verbs, nouns,
adjectives and adverbs构词、名词、形容词和副词).between;
from one to another i…之间；从此到彼；相互：mte^ace 界面◊ interacticm 相互作■用◊ intematiomiZ 国■际 —compare intra-
interact
Amter’aekt/
ve/t [V]〜（with sb) 1 to communicate with
sb， especially while you
work, play or spend time with them 交流；沟通；合作：Teachers have a Hmi'ted amount 〇/ rime to fntemet with each chi7d.教师
和每个孩子沟通的时间有限。2 if one thing interacts with another, or if
two things interact, the two things have an
effect on each other 相互影卩相互作用：
Perfume
interacts with the ski^s natural chemicals. ^7jc 和皮肤的天然化学物质相互作用。► interaction "aekjn/ noun [U, C] ~ (between sb/sth) | ~ (with sb/sth) ： the interaction between performers and their audience M M 和观众之间的互动◊ the
interaction 〇/bacteria with the
body’s natural chemist/y细菌和身体的天然化学变化的相
互作用
interactive /.mtar'aektiv/ adj. 1 that
involves people working together and having an influence on each other合作的；相互影响的;互相配合的：rheschooZ beHeves fn
interactive teaching methods•这所学校相信互
动教学法。2 (co/r?pi/f/>?g 计）that allows
information to be passed continuously and in both directions between a computer
and the person who uses it 交互式的；人机
对话的；S动的：interactive
^ystems/vfdeo交互式系
统 /视频►
inter.active.ly inter-activ-ity /jnteraek- 'tivati/ noun [U]
inter alia /.inter 'eilia/ adv. (from Latin, formal) among other things除了其他_物之夕
interbreed /.inta'briid; NAmE -tar'b-/ verb [v, VN] if animals from
different species interbreed, or sb interbreeds them, they produce
young together (使.） 杂交繁殖
intercede /iinte'siid;
AMmf -tor’s-/ verfc [v]〜（with sb) (for/on behalf of sb) [formal) to speak to sb in
order to persuade them to show pity on sb else or to help settle an argument (为某人）ii情；（向某人）求# intervene ： They
interceded with the authorities on behd/ 〇/ the detainees•他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
►
inter-ces-sion
/.mta'sejn; NAmE -tar's-/ noun [U] ： the intercession of a priest
intercept /.inta'sept; NAmE -tar's-/ verb [VN] to stop sb/sth
that is going from one place to another from
| 1063 intercontinental
arriving 拦截；拦阻；截住：Reporters intercepted
hfm as he tried to 〖eave the hoteL他正要离开旅馆，记者们把
他拦截住了。◊ The 〖etter was intercepted•信被截査了。
►
inter-cep-tion /.mta'sepjn; NAmE -tdr's-/ noun [U, C]：
the
interceprion 〇/enemy radio signais 侦听敌方无线电
信号
intercept-or /.mta'septa^); NAmE -tar's-/ noun a fast military plane
that attacks enemy planes that are carrying bombs 截击机 interchange noun, verb
mnoun /'mt8tjemd3； NAmE -tartj-/ 1 [C, U] the act of
sharing or exchanging sth, especially ideas or information (思想 、信息等的） 交换 ，互换 ： a omrinuou5 interchange 〇/ ideas
不断的思想交流◊ electronic
data interchange 4子数据交换 2 [C] a place where a
road joins a major road such as a motorway
or interstate, designed so that
vehicles leaving or joining the road do not have to cross other lines of traf^c
(进出髙速公路
的）互通式立交，立体交叉道
mverb /.mta'tjeinds;
NAmE -tar'tj-/ 1 [VN] to share or exchange
ideas, information, etc.交换，互换（思想、
信息等）2 ~ (A) (with B) | ~ A and B to put each of two
things or peopie in the other’s place; to move or be moved from one place to
another in this way 将…交
换；（使）互换位置：[VN] to interchar这e the >〇故 and
rear tyres 〇/a car将汽车的前后轮胎对调◊ to interchange
the >ont tyres with the rear ones 将前后轮胎对调
0
[V] The front and rear tyres interchange (= can be exchanged)•前后轮胎可互换。
interchange-able /,mt8'tjemd3abl; NAmE -tar'tj-/ adj. 〜（with sth) that can be exchanged,
especially without affecting the way in which sth works 可交换的；可互换
的；可交替的：rhetwowordsarevfrtuaHyfnterc/iange-
aWe (= have almost the same meaning).这两个词大体 上可以交换使用。〇7716\^6_?165 0^£^^(6?^(2叩6- abZe
with each other. * V8型的发动机都可以相互替换。
►
inter.change.abil.ity /.mta.tXemdsa'bdeti; NAmE -tar.tj-/ noun [U] inter-change-ably adv. ： These
terms are
used i/iterchangeaWy.这些词语互换着使用。
intercity /.mta'siti; NAmE -tar's-/ adj. [usually before noun] (of transport 交通运输)travelling
between cities, usually with not many stops on the way 城市间的，城际的，
市际的（通常中途备站不多）：an intercity rart
service 城际铁路运输服务◊ intercity
trave〖城际旅行
inter-coMe-gi-ate
/.mtaka'liidsiat;
NAmE .mtarka-/ adj. (especially NAm£) involving competition
between colleges学院之间（竞赛）的；（大_ )校际的：inter- coHegiate/ootbaH大学校际足球赛
intercom
/'mtakDm;
NAmE 'mtarkarm/ noun a system of
communication by telephone or radio inside an office, plane, etc.; the device
you press or switch on to start using this system内部通话秦统（或设备）：to announce sth over
the intercom通过内部通话系统宣布◊ 77iey caHed
him on the intercom.他们用内部通话系统呼
叫他。
intercom-mu-ni-ca-tion
/.mtaka.mjuim'keiXn;
NAmE -tarka-/ noun [U] the process of
communicating between people or groups相互交流；相互通信；相互沟通
intercon-nect
/.mtaka'nekt;
NAmE -tarka-/ verb ~ (A) (with B) | ~ A and B to connect similar
things; to be connected to or with similar things (使类似的事物）相
联系，相互联系，相互连接：[VN] Btzd housing is
interconnected with debt and poverty.住房条件差与负债 以及贫困相关联。◊ Bad housing,
debt and poverty are interconnected.恶劣的住房条件、负债以及贫困是相互关
联的。◊ [V] separate bedrooms that
interconnect 相通的
知立卧室► inter.con.nec.冬 /7〇i//7. :
interconnections between different parts of the brain 脑各部分间的相互联系
intercontinental /.mta.kDnti'nentl; NAmE .intar- ,ka:n-/ ⑽.，[usually before noun] between continents 洲际 的；与洲之间幺：intercontinental
jiights/missiles/ tmve(/tmd€洲际航班/导弹/旅行/贸易