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intercept

🇬🇧 UK/,intə'sept/🇺🇸 US/.intә'sept/
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Definitions

v.

To stop, catch, or divert something or someone before it reaches its destination.

拦截,截住,截断

n.

An act of interception; the point where a line or curve crosses an axis on a graph.

拦截;截距

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
interbetween, among
+
ceptake, seize, hold
+
tconnector
=intercept

Common Collocations

  • 1.intercept messages拦截信息
  • 2.intercept a pass截住传球

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Police were able to intercept the suspect's phone calls before the crime occurred.

  • 2.

    The defender managed to intercept the pass and score a counterattacking goal.

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