intervene
UK/,intə'vi:n/US/.intә'vi:n/
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研B2
释义
v.
To become involved in a situation in order to change or influence it
干预，介入
v.
(of an event or time) to come between or occur in the meantime
（事件、时间）插入其间，发生于其间
词根拆分
词根派生inter-（在中间）+ ven（来）= "来到中间"。想象走进两个即将打架的人之间：你来到他们中间，改变事态走向。这个意象同样适用于时间——当数年 intervene，它们插在两件事中间、把它们隔开。
词根 ven 还连着 84 个词常用搭配
- 1.intervene in a dispute介入争端
- 2.intervene to stop出手制止
- 3.directly intervene直接干预
- 4.intervening years其间的几年
例句
- 1.
Police had to intervene to break up the fight.
警察不得不介入以制止这场打斗。
- 2.
The government intervened to stop prices from rising.
政府出手干预，遏制物价上涨。
- 3.
Several years intervened before they met again.
中间隔了好几年，他们才再次见面。