1
managed to work for two hours
without interruption.
fS & % H X 7 M A W o 2 the act of
interrupting sb/sth and of stopping them from speaking tT ; fit nf; fl&: He ignored her
interruptions.
6*J tT & 0
0 She
spoke for 20 minutes without interruption. mmmmr 20 ft^0
intersect /.inta'sekt; /MmE -tar's-/ verb 1 (of lines, roads,
etc. to meet or cross each other j=g
fC, fEA: [V] a pattern of
intersecting streets liUt
3clf O The lines intersect at
right angles,
0
The path intersected with a busy road. Alffr-fef — & [also VN] 2 [VN] [usually passive]
~
sth (with sth) to divide an area by crossing it it $; It W ; ®T : The landscape is
intersected with spectacular gorges.
inter-sec-tion /.inta'sekjn; NAmE -tar's-/ noun 1 [C] a place where two
or more roads, lines, etc. meet or cross each other 7 P ; fcAlfe P ; 3c M : Traffic lights
have been placed at all major intersections. PJrff M
2 [u] the act of
intersecting sth it HJr; 3cX;
inter-sex /'intaseks; /VAmf
-tars-/ noun [U] (medical E) the physical
condition of being partly male and partly female^#; #|!f£fa]#
intersperse /,inta'sp3:s; NAmE -tar‘sp3:rs/ verb [VN] to put sth in sth
else or among or between other things ft fp ■ fit g ; MM : Lectures will be
interspersed with practical demonstrations. i#ilA^AWffiA^P7A?iL interstate /'intasteit; NAmE -tars-/ adj., noun • adj. [only before noun] between states,
especially in the
commerce
m noun (also .interstate
'highway) (in
the
inter-stel-lar /,inta'stel0(r); NAmE -tar'st-/ adj. [only before noun] between the stars in
the sky HP76*J — compare stellar(I)
in terstice /in‘t3:stis; NAmE -'t3irs-/ noun [usually pi.] (formal) a small crack or space
in sth intersti
tial /.inta'stijl;
NAmE -tar's-/ adj. (medical E) in or related to
small spaces between the parts of an organ or between groups of cells or tissues fsj M (ft;
|h] 61: interstitial cells |W| M
inter-text-ual-ity /.intatekstfu'aelati; NAmE .intar-/ noun [U] (technical A ill) the
relationship between texts, especially literary texts (
inter-twine /.inta'twain; NAmE -tar'tw-/ verb [usually passive] 1 if two or more things
intertwine or are intertwined, they are twisted together so that they are very
difficult to separate ( [VN]
a necklace of rubies intertwined
with pearls HH 0 [V] intertwining
branches
2
to be or become very closely connected
with sth/sb
else [VN] [usually passive] Their political careers
had become closely
intertwined.
[aisovj
interval 0-w /'mtavl; NAmE Tntarvl/ noun 1
a period of time between two events ( WI a] Jh 6*J ) in] PS , in] Pt , |nj !$; : The interval between
major earthquakes might be 200 years. A
3
[usually pi.] a short period during
which sth different happens from what is happening the rest of the time
( &4fc SMt ) $rtftfM6din]p£: She’s delirious, but
has lucid intervals. jMWW?#®lo
O (BrE)
The
day should be mainly dry
with sunny intervals. W ft W in! JSAM,
I'hIWPBAo 4 {music #) a
difference in pitch (= how high
or low a note sounds) between two
notes efie: an interval of one octave AA JS: fi IffiBl at ( ... ) intervals 1 with time between
#Pi • W l'n]; |hJ «!c ; AW: Buses to the city leave at regular intervals. ^Wl'nl^th— Bo
0
The
runners started at 5-minute intervals. HIS!6!
A^fPi 5 2 with spaces between
^Pi --|g^;
|s]Pi: Flaming torches were positioned at intervals along the terrace. ^Al'nlPiiijgf 6feg0
interval
training noun [U] sports training
consisting of different activities which require different speeds or amounts of
effort |b] Ml *& ( & %
A M H §£ M 3® j® 61 )
intervene /.mta'viin; NAmE -tar'v-/ verb 1 [v] - (in sth) to become involved in
a situation in order to improve or help it ft ffi; ft A: The President intervened personally
in the crisis. & ^ i ft o She
might have been killed if the neighbours hadn’t intervened. ^AJi4P® ft A, iffe » 2 to
interrupt sb when they are
speaking in order to say sth Ji "t ; ft ®r ( M A 61 ) : [v speech] ‘But,’ she
intervened, ‘what about the others?’ ”
MJffinit
, “ ^#,61 & ”
[also
V] 3 [V] to happen in a
way that delays sth or
prevents it from happening IS 5|; Alft: They were planning to get married
and
then the war intervened. A^iPS^^
4
[V] (formal) to exist between two
events or places ft If
-2.11
a]: I saw nothing
of her during the years that intervened. $ |b] 6*J fl A ^ 1S A S W
military intervention
inter ven
ing /.inta'viimi];
NAmE -tar'v-/ adj. [only before noun] coming or existing
between two events, dates, objects, etc. % £ A ^ |h] 6$ ; ftX^ [a] : Little had
changed in the intervening years.
interven
tion ism /.inta'venjamzam;
NAmE -tar'v-/ noun [U] the policy or practice of a
government influencing the economy of its own country, or of becoming involved
in the affairs of other countries JfrAiM ( )
►
inter-ven-tion-ist /-Jamst/
adj., noun:
interventionist
policies AW&M inter-view o-w /'intavju:; NAmE
-tarv-/ noun, verb m noun 1 ~ (for a job, etc.) a formal
meeting at which sb is asked questions to see if they are suitable for a
particular job, or for a course of study at a college, university, etc. ffiK;
HfiH: a job interview AIRffiK O to be called for (an)
interview O He has an
interview next week for the manager’s job.
—2 ~ (with sb) a meeting (often a
public one) at which a journalist asks sb questions in order to find out their
opinions ( # fa ft 6^J ) i£ # A tA if]
i$ : a television/radio/newspaper interview 0 an interview with the new Governor Wfiii#1 AW Aifr o to give an interview (= to agree to answer
questions) Ai/i O Yesterday, in an interview on German television, the minister
denied the reports. Ai£'A,
jg.jif0
<o to conduct an interview (= to ask sb questions
in public) 0 The interview was published in all
the papers. 3 ~ (with sb) a
private meeting between
people when questions are asked and answered ( $.A6tl ) ffiiH, AiA an
interview
with the careers adviser ■ verb 1 ~ sb (for a job, etc.) to talk to sb and ask
them questions at a formal meeting to find out if they are suitable for a job,
course of study, etc. W ( A A ) f&.'fr
M ^ ffi ) : [VN] Which post are you being
interviewed for? Ifc # jjfl iP AIR ? O We interviewed ten people for the job. $H'] 7 A
-
Ac [also V] 2 [V] (especially NAmE) ~ (for a job, etc.) to talk to sb and
answer questions at a formal meeting to get a job, a place on a course of
study, etc.
The
website gives you tips on interviewing for colleges.
0 (BrE, NAmE) If
you don’t interview well you are unlikely to get the job.
3[vn]
~
sb (about sth) to ask sb questions
about their life,