ift o 0 I find it interesting that she claims not to know him.         o Can’t we

do something more interesting?

(fti^ff ? o Her account makes interesting reading. M lft^j£T^^A@^ll £0 o It is particularly interesting to compare the two versions.   J£&#S}i|#tA

A 0    ► inter est ing ly adv.: Interestingly, there are

very few recorded cases of such attacks. AAA AEftJH,

interface /'intafeis; NAmE -tarf-/ noun, verb

« noun 1 (computing if) the way a computer program presents information to a user or receives information from a user, in particular the layout of the screen and the menus ( Am )        ) : the

user interface       2 (computing if) an electrical

circuit, connection or program that joins one device or system to another f P; Jgp©#;       the

interface between computer and printer     m

£|b] P 3 ~ (between A and B) the point where two subjects, systems, etc. meet and affect each other ( M

the interface

between manufacturing and sales fejj^fflHIlWlBlEft^ Sc

* verb ~ (sth) (with sth) | ~ A and B (computing if) to be connected with sth using an interface; to connect sth in this way (    ) SHb        [V] The new

system interfaces with existing telephone equipment. 0r [aisovN]

inter-faith /'intafeiG; NAmE -tarf-/ adj. [only before noun] between or connected with people of different religions

( m ) ift;     (k) an

interfaith memorial service

interfere /,inta'fia(r); NAmE .intar'fir/ verb [VN] ~ (in sth) to get involved in and try to influence a situation that does not concern you, in a way that annoys other people AAM; AA: I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. #*£A#AM, ih^c S        0 The police are very

unwilling to interfere in family problems. W A® At# IS ia;i:yj interfere with sb 1 to illegally try to influence sb who is going to give evidence in court, for example by threatening them or offering them money AtfciiEA ( dk®   P&W ) 2 (BrE) to

touch a child in a sexual way ( MfJULli ) interfere with sth 1 to prevent sth from succeeding or from being done or happening as planned    A

: She never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work. MAAitifeEftAAllS'lt2 to touch, use or change sth, especially a piece of equip­ment, so that it is damaged or no longer works correctly #|jA(        ) : I’d get fired if he found out

I’d been interfering with his records. IIJkjtfeAS&ifcjGftfeEft

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interference /.mta'fiarans; NAmE -tar'fir-/ noun [U]

1                  ~ (in sth) the act of interfering A#;' AM; A A: They resent foreign interference in the internal affairs of their country, ffei\] 1f mMM d S % fA Sft W fth A A „

2                  interruption of a radio signal by another signal on a

similar wavelength, causing extra noise that is not wanted (        (ft ) AlT»T?n run interference

0NAmE) 1 (in American football Hi£y5L^) to clear the way for the player with the ball by blocking players from the opposing team J&dlM ( ABASWAMitft ilH ) 2 (informal) to help sb by dealing with problems for them so that they do not need to deal with them

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interfering /.mta'fiarrri; NAmE -tar'fir-/ adj. [usually before noun] (disapproving) involving yourself in an annoying way in other people’s private lives A# life A A EtfJ; W W ♦ £ft: She’s an interfering busybody! tfe

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Interferon /.inta'fiarnn; NAmE ,intar'fira:n/ noun [U] {biology A) a substance produced by the body to prevent harmful viruses from causing disease AUtM

inter-gai-act-ic /.intaga'laektik; NAmE -targa-/ adj. [only before noun] existing or happening between galaxies of stars It ^ Eft: intergalactic space/travel M ^ ^ $ |b] /

inter-gov-ern-men-tal /.mta.gAvan'mentl; NAmE .intar.gAvam-/ adj. [only before noun] concerning the governments of two or more countries 2ft Iff |iU Eft: an intergovernmental conference 2ftM)fti£fcMfftAift in terim /'mtarim/ adj., noun

u adj. [only before noun] 1 intended to last for only a short time until sb/sth more permanent is found If Bt Eft; il j® (ft : an interim govemment/measure/report ii 3t 2ft /ft; itSBtlaM/lto'O The vice-president took power in the interim period before the election. A A A M Eft & 3t Hfi & I'J2fto 2 [finance M) calculated before the final results of sth are known 1$ A (ft HT3 provi­sional : interim figures/profits/results $3 A ffc A /

a noun ITHTH in the interim during the period of time between two events; until a particular event happens A ^ la]; A^ltiJ: Despite everything that had happened in the interim, they had remained good friends. AW A lit Wr&Ato-#, mimfktemfco o Her new job does not start until May and she will continue in the old job in the interim. MlftfrS.E fftAAftA

in-ter-ior /in'tiaria(r); NAmE-'tir-/ noun, adj. a noun 1 [C, usually sing.] the inside part of sth pt] A|3; g ffi: the interior of a building/a car        A Eft ift nfl

EH3 exterior 2 the interior [sing ] the central part of a country or continent that is a long way from the coast [ft Pft ; |ft fife; It : an expedition into the interior of Australia       3 the Interior [sing.]

a country’s own affairs rather than those that involve other countries ( 0 W. (ft ) ift 2ft , ift # : the Department/Minister of the Interior [ft2ftE$ / AS * adj. [only before noun] connected with the inside part of sth [ftlrPEft; MM (ft: interior walls fftijt PU3 exterior in'terior angle noun {geometry AM) an angle formed inside a shape where two sides of the shape meet |ft g — picture o angle

in.terior 'decorator noun a person whose job is to design and/or decorate a room or the inside of a house, etc. with paint, paper, carpets, etc. ^ (ft * ( ^

1ft ) «it [lip; ^PW+3£mi§J ( ) ►interior

deco'ration noun [U]: an interior decoration scheme %

In.terior de'sign noun [U] the art or job of choosing the paint, carpets, furniture, etc. to decorate the inside of a house    ► in.terior de'signer noun

in.terior 'monologue noun (in literature A ^) a piece of writing that expresses a character’s inner thoughts and feelings |*]

interject /,mt0'd3ekt; NAmE -t9r'd3-/ verb {formal) to interrupt what sb is saying with your opinion or a remark ftf®r ( #JAfti#i£ ) ; SfiJ: [V speech] ‘You’re wrong, ’ interjected Susan. “ #; it 7 „ ” M 3# M 0 [also VN, V]

inter-jec-tion /,int0'd3ekjn; NAmE -tor'd^-/ noun (grammar ig- ^) a short sound, word or phrase spoken suddenly to express an emotion. Oh!, Look out! and Ow! are interjections. H&fXia]; [jgtRig 033 exclamation inter-lace /.inta'leis; NAmE -tar'l-/ verb ~ (sth) (with sth) (formal) to twist things together over and under each other; to be twisted together in this way ( M ^, AH :       [V] interlacing branches H Eft A A 0 [VN] Her

hair was interlaced with ribbons and flowers. MEft^AA

inter-ian-guage /'intalaengwid3; NAmE -tori-/ noun [U, C] {linguistics AW) a language system produced by sb who is learning a language, which has features of the language which they are learning and also of their first

language AlaliaW, AAi£W ( ftijaAi^W^#, % ^ )

interleave /.inta'liiv; NAmE -tar'l-/ verb [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to put sth, especially thin layers of sth, between things (      ) fit A, AS

inter-lin-ear /,mt0'linia(r); NAmE -tar'l-/ adj. {technical A i§) written or printed between the lines of a text fj la]

^      {I&m\ ) W

inter-Hin-guai /.inta'liqgwal; NAmE -tar'l-/ adj. 1 (linguis­tics A A) using, between, or relating to two different