docks had, to all intents and purposes, closed. JiJ 1981 A, o The two items are, to
all intents and purposes, identical. m fl^TC'fk
-Wo
in ters tiOH 0-w /m'tenjn/ noun [C, u]
~ (of doing sth) | - (to do sth) | ~ (that ...
) what you intend or plan to do; your aim %; if $J; ;#C
ffl; S 1$
: I have no intention of going to the wedding. $c ft jfe A
# jJD 0 0 He has announced his intention
to
retire. 0 It was not my intention
that she should suffer. 'fttfcJfrlfjttifclSf&WjftJilo
o He left
Mtto 0 The original intention was to devote three
months to the project. ifc$U(fti+#]Ji:&&/7:!l@
±SAE ^ M £ft Bt 10] 0
0 She’s full of
good
intentions but they rarely work out.
0
I did it with the best (of)
intentions (= meaning to
help), but I only
succeeded in annoying them. (ft M M
I? W ft, iP £ #ffeCtA H 7 o — see also well intentioned c> note at purpose fTSl^l see road
intentional /in'tenfanl/ adj. done deliberately tk M
(ft; ^J^lft; #>ll'(ft EQ3 DELIBERATE, INTENDED: I’m sorry I left you off the
list—it wasn’t intentional.
EE2 UNINTENTIONAL ► in ten tion al
ly /-Janali/
adv. : She would never intentionally hurt
anyone.
MAo 01 kept my statement intentionally vague. s?o
inter /in’t3:(r)/ verb (-rr-) [VN] [usually passive]
(formal) to bury a dead
person MW ( it# ) E223 disinter — see
also INTERMENT
inter- /‘inta(r)/ prefix (in verbs, nouns,
adjectives and adverbs A zft i«L £ i§l, W i^l S!J isl) between; from
one to another AI a]; fkJitf'J®; $05: interface
#
ffi o interaction S # 0
international S ^
— compare intra-
inter act /.intar'aekt/ verb [V] ~ (with sb) 1 to communicate with
sb, especially while you work, play or spend time with them 3£ Vi; A M; Teachers have a
limited amount of time to interact with each child. Iff ijrp 2 if one thing interacts with another, or if
two things interact,
the
two things have an effect on each other ^
B fa; 5 # :
Perfume
interacts with the skin’s natural chemicals. HzK lo ► interaction /-sekjn/ noun [U, C] ~ (between sb/sth) | ~ (with sb/sth): the interaction between performers
and their audience 'M M O the interaction of bacteria with
the body’s natural chemistry
interactive /.mtar'aektrv/ adj. 1 that involves
people working together and having an influence on each other S&nfafft; MK^(ft: The school
believes in interactive teaching methods.
2
(computing if) that allows
information to be passed continuously and in both directions between a computer
and the person who uses it 3£SA(ft; A#l XjiCrEft;
A/ftEft : interactive systems/video
►
inter-active-ly
adv. inter-activ-ity /.intaraek- 'tivati/ noun [U]
inter alia /.intar 'eilia/ adv. (from Latin, formal) among other things I
interbreed /.inta'briid; NAmE -tar'b-/ verb [V, VN] if animals
from different species interbreed, or sb interbreeds them, they produce
young together ( )
intercede /,inta'siid; NAmE -tar's-/ verb [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 (
AS A ) ii'lf; ( ASA ) Alt EBd
intervene : They interceded with the
authorities on behalf of the detainees, fa AM Wl g # A MM M 'If.
►
inter ces
sion /.inta'sejn;
NAmE -tar's-/ noun [U]: the intercession of a priest #5£(ftfA#
intercept /.inta'sept; NAmE -tar's-/ verb [VN] to stop sb/sth
that is going from one place to another from
| 1063
arriving H#: Reporters intercepted him
as he tried to leave the hotel. iE^ClfE
0
The letter
was intercepted.
►
interception /.mta'sepjn; NAmE -tar's-/ noun [U, C]: the interception of enemy radio
signals fatff
interceptor /,inta'septa(r); NAmE -tar's-/ noun a fast military plane
that attacks enemy planes that are carrying bombs HAI/t
interchange noun, verb
m noun /'mtatjemd3; NAmE -tartj-/ 1 [C, U] the act of sharing or exchanging
sth, especially ideas or information ( &SL ,f@J>^£ft
) 3c$7 S&: a
continuous interchange of ideas 7 ®r (ft JSl fll ft '^L 0 electronic data interchange 2 [C] a place where a road
joins a major road such as a motorway
or interstate, designed so that
vehicles leaving or joining the road do not have to cross other lines of
traffic ( jSlB ift ) II£#£Xit
uverb /,mta'tjeind3; NAmE -tar'tj-/ 1 [VN] to
share or exchange ideas, information, etc. 3c}&, Al}& ( JSAJL ) 2 ~ (A) (with B) | - A and B to put each of two
things or people in the other’s place; to move or be moved from one place to
another in this way ^
[VN]
to
interchange the front and rear tyres of a car >]§ H
A W fT & Ho ^ iW 0 to interchange the front tyres
with the rear ones #hu 0 [V] The front and rear tyres interchange (= can be exchanged). RT5$t0
interchange-able /,mta'tjeind3abl; NAmE -tar'tj-/ adj. ~ (with sth) that can be exchanged,
especially without affecting the way in which sth works oJ3c:l&£$;
(ft; pJ 3£#Eft:
The two words
are virtually interchangeable (= have almost the same meaning).
j&W'hislA# 0 The
V8 engines are all interchangeable with each other. * V8
►
interchangeability /.mta.tjeindsa'bilati;
NAmE -tar.tJV noun [U] inter-change-ably adv. : These terms are used
interchangeably.
intercity /.inta'siti; NAmE -tar's-/ adj. [usually before noun] (of transport 35®isfl)
travelling between cities, usually with not many stops on the way % TfT |h] (ft , $c|^(ft ,
) : an intercity rail service o intercity travel
intercol le gi ate /.intaka'liidsiat; NAmE .intarka-/ adj. (especially NAmE) involving competition
between colleges ^I^^I'b] ( ) W; ( A^ ) inter
collegiate football
intercom /'mtakDm; NAmE 'mtarkaim/ 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 A oP fh Ok ( ^ & i£r ) : to announce sth over the intercom ilM A 0
They
called him on the intercom. jM']A
SPjiiS'lMjl
*m0
intercom-mu-ni-ca-tion /.intaka.mjuim'keijn; NAmE -tarka-/ noun [U] the process of
communicating between people or groups
inter-con-nect /.intaka'nekt; NAmE -tarka-/ verb ~ (A) (with B) | ~ A and B to connect similar
things; to be connected to or with similar things ( il, [VN] Bad
housing is
interconnected with debt and poverty.
0
Bad housing,
debt and poverty are interconnected. IhffiVXR&MJi+SSA
K
o o [V] separate
bedrooms that interconnect ii(ft xL Eh ^ ► inter-con-nec-tion /-‘nekj’n/ noun [C, U]: interconnections between different
parts of the brain A
intercontinental /.inta.knnti'nentl; NAmE .intar- ,ka:n-/ adj. [usually before noun] between continents M W^ M ^ IhJ
&?I: intercontinental
flights/missiles/ traveVtrade / W / Mft /