intervene

英 [ˌɪntəˈviːn]

美 [ˌɪntərˈviːn]

v.  出面; 介入; 插嘴; 打断(别人的话); 阻碍; 阻挠; 干扰

过去式：intervened　过去分词：intervened　第三人称单数：intervenes　现在分词：intervening　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3956 / COCA.5091

牛津词典

verb

• 出面；介入
  to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it
  1. The President intervened personally in the crisis.
     总统亲自出面处理这场危机。
  2. She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened.
     要不是邻居介入，她可能会没命了。
• 插嘴；打断（别人的话）
  to interrupt sb when they are speaking in order to say sth
  1. ‘But,’ she intervened, ‘what about the others?’
     “但是，”她插嘴说，“其他的怎么办呢？”
• 阻碍；阻挠；干扰
  to happen in a way that delays sth or prevents it from happening
  1. They were planning to get married and then the war intervened.
     他们正准备结婚，不巧却因爆发战事而受阻。
• 介于…之间
  to exist between two events or places
  1. I saw nothing of her during the years that intervened.
     这期间的几年中我根本没有见过她。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 干涉;干预;介入
  If youintervene ina situation, you become involved in it and try to change it.
  1. The situation calmed down when police intervened...
     警方干预后，局势平息下来。
  2. The Government is doing nothing to intervene in the crisis.
     政府没有采取任何行动对这次危机进行干预。
• VERB 插话;打岔
  If youintervene, you interrupt a conversation in order to add something to it.
  1. Hattie intervened and told me to stop it...
     哈蒂打断我，叫我停下来。
  2. 'I've told you he's not here,' Irena intervened.
     “我告诉你了他不在这里,”伊雷娜插话说。
• VERB 干扰;阻挠;打扰
  If an eventintervenes, it happens suddenly in a way that stops, delays, or prevents something from happening.
  1. The South African mailboat arrived on Friday mornings unless bad weather intervened...
     除非受恶劣天气干扰,南非邮船一般在星期五上午抵达。
  2. I pray that death may not intervene to prevent our meeting with my darling children.
     我祈祷死亡不要阻挠我们与我亲爱的孩子们见一面。

英英释义

verb

• occur between other event or between certain points of time
  1. the war intervened between the birth of her two children
• get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
  1. Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
  Synonym:step ininterfereinterpose
• be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
  1. This interludes intervenes between the two movements
  2. Eight days intervened

双语例句

• The existence of more than one agency with power to intervene can lead to children falling through the net.
  多个部门都可干预的事实可能会导致一些孩子被遗漏。
• He says Tokyo may soon intervene in the markets.
  他说，东京很快会对市场进行干预。
• Might this agreement encourage the ECB to intervene more heavily in markets for sovereign debt?
  这一协议可能会鼓励欧洲央行加大对主权债务市场的干预吗？
• The situation calmed down when police intervened
  警方干预后，局势平息下来。
• The security forces had to intervene to prevent the situation worsening
  安全部队不得不介入，以防止局势进一步恶化。
• In that case, I would intervene myself.
  在这种情况下，我想干预我自己。
• Sometimes the guardians intervene and break up lion-hunters.
  有时“守护者”们干预和驱散猎狮者们。
• If there were a breakdown of law and order, the army might be tempted to intervene.
  如果法治被践踏，军队可能会介入。
• 'I've told you he's not here,' Irena intervened.
  “我告诉你了他不在这里，”伊雷娜插话说。
• Police had to intervene when protesters blocked traffic.
  当抗议者阻碍了交通时，警察不得不来干预。