intervene /.intә'vi:n/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
• (v.) be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
• (v.) occur between other event or between certain points of time

Chinese translation

• vi. 插入, 调停, 干涉
• [经] 进场干预

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/.intә'vi:n/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.65 · Super Rare

Word forms

intervened, intervenes, intervening

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international · interest · internet · interesting · interview · internal · interior · interviews

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