languages {£ jjj W # W ftl;  m IB]

(ft: interlingual communication        2 relating to

an INTERLANGUAGE        ftjVip WW

inter-link/.inta'lirjk; NAmE -tar'l-/ verb ~ (sth) (with sth) to connect things; to be connected with other things ( {£ )  : [VN] [usually passive] The two processes are

interlinked.   o[V] a series of

short interlinking stories —

inter-lock /.inta'lnk; NAmE .intar'laik/ verb ~ (sth) (with sth) to fit or be fastened firmly together (  ) ilfit,

% Sf & ft, ft E: M interlocking shapes/systems/pieces

mmmmw / %m / m [also vn]

inter-locu-tor /.mta'lDkjata(r); NAmE .intar'laik-/ noun (formal) 1 a person taking part in a conversation with you   2 a person or an organization

that talks to another person or organization on behalf of sb else (        ) ftl&XtiS#

interloper /'mtalaupa(r); NAmE 'intarloupar/ noun a person who is present in a place or a situation where they do not belong PUA#; A## H73 intruder interlude /'intaluid; NAmE -tarl-/ noun 1 a period of time between two events during which sth different happens ( M^fAAlftlft ) |B]|fc; itA^#: a romantic interlude (= a short romantic relationship) MUfW&M o Apart from a brief interlude of peace, the war lasted nine years.

2 a short period of time between the parts of a play, film/movie, etc. ( ftJBL'       ) HlBjftM: There

will now be a short interlude. 31 f&feN'lBJEft^lBlft So 3 a short piece of music or a talk, etc. that fills this period of time        ( iJc^l, AM ) ; Stt:

a musical interlude ^|h]

intermarry/.mta'maeri; NAmE -tar'm-/ verb (intermar­ries, inter-marry-ing inter-mar-ried, intermarried) [V] 1 to marry sb of a different race or from a different country or a different religious group A HI #

) IB] ill#: Blacks and whites often intermarried (= married each other). H Aft 6 AN'^MIdo <> They were not forbidden to intermarry with the local people.

2 to marry sb within your own family or group iftJ&ilj#;    cousins who

intermarry i£^*£$t(ft   ► intermarriage

/(mt0'maerid3/ noun [U, C]: intermarriage between blacks and whites MAft ft A£lB]#JiI(ti inter-medi-ary /.inta'miidiari; NAmE ,intar'mi:dieri/ noun {pi. -ies) - (between A and B) a person or an organ­ization that helps other people or organizations to make an agreement by being a means of communica­tion between them ft |b] A; ifl l¥ A OTTl mediator, go-between : Financial institutions act as intermedi­aries between lenders and borrowers. ft ft A (ft ft IB] A o O All talks have so far been conducted through an intermediary. %i| @ fj ft ± gff W W ft ftJ IP M- il i3t W A jift fr (ft o ► inter-medi-ary adj. [only before noun]: to play an intermediary role in the dispute ft ft

mwmm a

inter-medi-ate/.mta'miidiat; NAmE -tar'm-/ adj., noun madj. 1 [usually before noun] ~ (between A and B) located between two places, things, states, etc. ( Milfe,

) Alalfft, ft is] 1$: an intermediate stage/ step in a process ft |hJ o Liquid crystals are

considered to be intermediate between liquid and solid. it ® iA A ft $ & ft @        £ I Bl o 2 having more than a

basic knowledge of sth but not yet advanced; suitable for sb who is at this level ft |g.(ft; ft#(ft; i^ftfg If # (ft: an intermediate skier/student, etc. ft ^ ft ^ (ftjUlf A, f o an intermediate coursebook ftifcif A 0 pre-/upper-intermediate classes ft# / i^^ft^Sf •noun a person who is learning sth and who has more than a basic knowledge of it but is not yet advanced ft

.intermediate tech'noiogy noun [u] technology that is suitable for use in developing countries as it is cheap and simple and can use local materials ft |a]ftA (

in-ter-ment /in't3:mant; NAmE -'t3:rm-/ noun [C, U] (formal) the act of burying a dead person ifi M ; A W EDI1 burial — see also inter v.

inter-mesh /.inta'mej’; NAmE -tar'm-/ verb [V] (of two objects or parts M'ft^fAs&pPft) to fit closely together SftnS'n;    intermeshing cogs

inter-mezzo /.mta’metsau; NAmE .intar'metsou/ noun (pi inter-mezzi /-'metsi:/ or inter-mezzos /-'metsauz; NAmE -'metsooz/) (music ft) (from Italian) a short piece of music for the orchestra that is played between two parts in an opera or other musical performance |a] #

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in-ter-min-able /rn'toiminabl; NAmE -'t3:rm-/ adj. lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying (ft ; 003 endless : an

interminable speech/wait/discussion  / ## /

Aik 0 The drive seemed interminable. iA 7ft AF ft ft ^ o ► in-ter-min-ably /-abli/ adv. : The meeting dragged on interminably.     ittEih

intermin gle /.inta’mirjgl; NAmE -tar'm-/ verb ~ (A) (with B) | ~ A and B (formal) to mix people, ideas, colours, etc. together; to be mixed in this way ( A, jg ft,        % # ) ti ft : [VN] The book intermingles fact

with fiction. 0 The book inter­mingles fact and. fiction.    0 [V]

tourists and local people intermingling in the market square

intermission /,inta'mijn; NAmE -tar'm-/ noun [C, U] 1 (especially NAmE) a short period of time between the parts of a play, film/movie, etc. (      E&]p#(ft ) H

|h] IAS, ft IbMAS : Coffee was served during the inter­mission. A IB] S BA ft ME ^M o 0 (NAmE) After inter­mission, the second band played. ^ |h] iAS /n — Aft PA III^IJ This meaning is only [U] in NAmE. ft 2 a period of time

during which sth stops before continuing again |b] ft;

W W : This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundredyears.

intermit-tent/.inta'mitant; NAmE -tar'm-/ adj. stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regu­larly ®rIb]^$J 03Z1 sporadic: intermittent bursts of applause — |ft |ft ^ ft o intermittent showers IftM ► inter-mit-tent-ly adv.: Protests continued inter­mittently throughout November.   ‘ ^ I/l iA tS

intermix /.mta'miks; NAmE -tar'm-/ verb [VN] ~ (sth) (with sth) to mix things together; to be mixed together (        ) Iq-; ( {<£ ) IS3ft Grass fields were intermixed

with areas of woodland. [also V]

in-tern verb, noun

• verb /in't3:n; NAmE m'taim/ [VN] [often passive] - sb (in sth) to put sb in prison during a war or for political reasons, although they have not been charged with a crime ( ) ft®,

—see also internee ► in tern ment /rn'toinmant; NAmE -'t3:rn-/ noun [U] : the internment of suspected terrorists ftifoll0 internment camps mnoun (also in-terne) /'mt3:n; NAmE 'mt3:m/ (NAmE) 1 an advanced student of medicine, whose training is nearly finished and who is working in a hospital to get further practical experience A ^ IS ft. —compare house officer 2 a student or new graduate who is getting practical experience in a job, for example during the summer holiday/vacation ft        ; ftik A ^3 ft : a

summer intern at a law firm HI ft — see also internship in-tern-al CH*/in't3:nl; NAmEm'tairnl/fldy.

1 [only before noun] connected with the inside of sth ft p|5 W; M ffi : the internal structure of a building ft W ft 0 internal doors ft H Plin external 2 [only

before noun] connected with the inside of your body ft ft (ft : internal organs/injuries ft flft ; ft ft 0 The medicine is not for internal use.  p[ ft Sift    PTJ3

external 3 [usually before noun] involving or concerning only the people who are part of a particular organiza­tion rather than people from outside it ( Alft ) ft£P (ft: an internal inquiry fto the internal workings of government iEif Iff ft pP Eft is ft 0 internal divisions