intersperse
UK/.intә'spә:s/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To scatter or place things among other things at intervals.
散布；点缀；（在……之间）穿插、夹杂。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinter- (between) + pers (scatter) = scatter things in between others. Unlike disperse (scatter apart), intersperse mixes items evenly throughout a larger whole — photos interspersed through a report, jokes interspersed in a lecture. Often used in the passive: A interspersed with B.
Root pers still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.interspersed with穿插着
- 2.interspersed throughout通篇穿插
- 3.interspersed among夹杂在……之间
Example Sentences
- 1.
The lecture was interspersed with funny personal stories.
- 2.
She interspersed charts throughout the report to break up the text.
- 3.
Tall pines were interspersed among the oaks along the path.