intercept
🇬🇧 UK/,intə'sept/🇺🇸 US/.intә'sept/
TOEFLGREC2
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-derivedCommon 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.