interpose
UK/.intә'pәuz/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To place something between two things
插入，置于中间
v.
To interrupt with a remark or objection
插话；提出（异议）
v.
To intervene between parties
介入，调停
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinter- (between) + pose (place) = 'to place between.' Put a physical thing in between (interpose a screen), put a remark in between others' words (interpose a comment), or put yourself between quarreling parties (interpose in a dispute).
Root pos still carries 66 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.interpose between置于……之间
- 2.interpose a remark插一句话
- 3.interpose an objection提出异议
Example Sentences
- 1.
A screen was interposed between the two beds.
- 2.
"But that's not true," she interposed.