and the environment Ifc?n-Nii^it(ft4@5'Mufa 0 the subtle interplay of
colours
fe % (ft 8^
Interpol /‘intapnl; NAmE Tntarpoul/ noun [sing.+sing./pl.
v.]
an international organization that enables the police forces of different
countries to help each other to solve
crimes mmmmR
interpol ate /in'torpaleit; NAmE -‘t3:rp-/ verb (formal) 1 to make a remark
that interrupts a conversation jg ; fit «H HTl interject : [V speech] ‘But why?’ he interpolated. “{SAft'£,?
” #,}gI9ii [b]0
[also
VN] 2 [VN] ~ sth (into sth) to add sth to a piece
of writing ( # t ) iA, lik in § PCT71 INSERT : The lines were interpolated into
the manuscript at a later date. Jl ff £ ^ Ji
JjP £!] 7 ^ Ift 0 3 [VN] (mathematics ffc) to
add a value into a series
by calculating it from surrounding known values jgfi; ► in-ter-pol-ation /m.tarpa'leijn; NAmE -,t3:rp-/ noun [U, C] interpose /.mta'pauz; NAmE .mtar'pouz/ verb (format) 1 to add a question or
remark into a conversation M A,
Mitt ( if ) : [V speech] ‘Just a minute,’
Charles
interposed. ‘How do you know?’ “JlH, ”
” [also VN] 2 [VN] ~ sb/ sth (between A and B) to place sth between
two people or things #••• IT ( } it A; %}&.: He
quickly interposed himself between Mel and the doorway.
interpret 0-w /m't3:prit; NAmE-'t3:rp-/ verb 1 [VN] to explain the
meaning of sth iftBJj: The
students were asked to interpret the poem.
2 [VN] ~ sth (as sth) to decide that sth has
a particular meaning and to understand it in this way JE • • • J! ft? 43; §5 ^: I didn’t know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal.
0 The
data can be
interpreted in many different ways,
M ft? H 0 — compare
misinterpret 3 [V] ~ (for sb) to translate one
language into another as you hear it q : She couldn’t speak much English so
her children had to interpret for her. Mi#77 Jl'nJ^in, 0rlUM(ft-i£ f|]i|^j!fei#o 4 [VN] to perform a
piece of music, a role in a play, etc. in a way that shows your feelings about
its meaning ( & £ B $1 ) : He interpreted the role with a lot
of humour.
+ ► interpretable
/m’t3:pritabl; NAmE -‘t3:rp-/ adj.: interpretable data bJ
mmmm
in terpretation o-w /in(t3:pri,teij‘n;
NAmE -,t3:rp-/ noun [C, U]
1
the particular way in which sth is understood or explained li; ft?#; : Her evidence suggests a
different interpretation of the events. M(ftiE$if
& ^ {$ pj fg ^ — # ft? # o 0 It is not possible for
everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. A ti it ^ 7 A £ 7r ffi # # 0 0 Dreams are open to
interpretation (= they can be
explained in different ways). 2 the particular way
in
which sb chooses to perform
a piece of music, a role in a play, etc. iH#; a modern inter
pretation
of‘King Lear’ <2£ftvEE» (ftSEftiH# in ter pret ative /in't3:pritatrv; NAmE in't3:rprateitiv/
(also in ter pret
ive /in't3:pritiv;
NAmE -'t3;rp-/especially in
NAmE) adj. [usually before noun] connected with the
particular way in which sth is understood, explained or performed; providing an
interpretation 3g ft? (ft ; ft? # (ft; (ft; # (ft: an interpretative problem 3! ft? 4f
ffi^l'p]®
o an interpretative exhibition in-terpret-er /in‘t3:prita(r); NAmE -‘t3:rp-/ noun 1 a person whose
job is to translate what sb is saying into another language P if I ft #; Speaking
through an interpreter, the President said that the talks
were going well. o a sign
language interpreter (= a person who translates what sb is
saying into sign language for deaf people) 7if#M — compare translator 2 a person who
performs a piece of music or a role in a play in a way that clearly shows their
ideas about its meaning $$]
+
A*$J#f ) (ft A: She is one of the finest interpreters of
Debussy’s music.
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—
o 3 (computing if) a computer program that changes the
instructions of another program into a form that the computer can understand
and use ft?#
mm
inter-racial /,mta'reijl/ adj. [only before noun] involving people of
different races X ® (ft A $; #
&;•
interrelate /.mtari'leit/ verb if two or more things
interrelate, or if they are interrelated, they are closely
connected and they affect each other fg 5 ^
B|b) ) : [V] a discussion of how the mind and
body interrelate (fti^
how the mind interrelates with the body
(fti4"t&
[also VN] ►
interrelated
adj.: a number of interrelated problems — #j=gXAK[ftl'4l^ interrelation ship /.mtari'leijnjip/
(also interrelation
/.intari'leijn/)
noun [C, U] ~ (of/between A and B) the way in which two
or more things or people are connected and affect each other ig5fj»|n]
in-ter-ro-gate /in'terageit/ verb [VN] 1 to ask
sb a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive
way ifl, |r] ; ^ |n]; # |r] : He was interrogated by the police
for over 12 hours. 12
7^
/Jn04o 2 (technical A ill) to obtain
information from a computer or other machine ( )
Sr
it), it) |b] ► in-ter-ro-ga-tion
/in.tera'geijn/
noun [U, C]: He confessed after four days under interrogation. 4 ^ iR® 0 Xlt B IB iA
7 „ 0 She hated
her parents’
endless interrogations about where she’d been. W5t#'&7n'&7ite&|RlMA®PMTo
o note at interview in-ter-ro-ga-tor noun
inter-roga-tive /.mta’rngatrv; NAmE -'ra:g-/ adj., noun m adj. 1 (formal) asking a question; in
the form of a question
2
(grammar if ft) used in
questions X M. IrJ ^ W : interrogative
pronouns/determiners/adverbs (= for example, who, which and why) l€|B]fti5] / Rt^iS] /
S'Jis] ►
inter-roga-tive-ly adv.
■
noun (grammar fe) a question word,
especially a pronoun or a determiner such as who or which M.!«]
^
M; ( Xft ) ltf«]R&S3
interroga tory /.inta'rngatri; NAmE -'ra:g-/ adj., noun
■
adj. seeming to be asking
a question or demanding an answer to sth $! TrI
(ft;. M f«] (ft: cm interrogatory stare
Mltl'B](ft£*l
■
noun (pi. -ies) (law W) a written question,
asked by one party in a legal case, which must be answered by the other party (
interrupt o-m /.inta-rApt/ verb 1 ~ (sb/sth) (with sth) to say or do sth that
makes sb stop what they are saying or doing jg fjffi-.
[V]
Sorry to
interrupt, but there’s someone to see you. A- — W All
JSL'ffto 0 Would you mind not interrupting all the time? 0 [VN]
I
hope I’m not interrupting you. £Tlt#0
0
They
were interrupted by a knock at the door. ftfeCI®
i!£ H r JT ®r 7. [ V speech, VN speech] 2 [VN] to stop sth for a
short time W W ; ^ 71 ®T
: The game was
interrupted several times by rain. tfcH0TM4,Hr7 Jl IX o 0 We interrupt this programme to
bring you an important news bulletin. @
|4J
o 3 [VN] to stop a line,
surface, view, etc. from being even or continuous |fi , it ^ X®, M
m)
interrup tion (H» /.inta-rApJn/ noun [C, u]
1
something that temporarily stops an activity or a situation; a time when an
activity is stopped PJL %;
41
$r Bt |h] : The birth of her son was a minor
interruption to her career. MJL7(ft(ftMi£$-^/b/Mft
4* o o an interruption to the power
supply
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