英语词汇“interception”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINintercept

Origin:

1400-1500 Latin past participle of intercipere, from capere ‘to take’

VERB TABLE

intercept

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	intercept
	he, she, it	intercepts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	intercepted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have intercepted
	he, she, it	has intercepted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had intercepted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will intercept
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have intercepted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am intercepting
	he, she, it	is intercepting
	you, we, they	are intercepting
Past	I, he, she, it	was intercepting
	you, we, they	were intercepting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been intercepting
	he, she, it	has been intercepting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been intercepting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be intercepting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been intercepting

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

All three fighter planes were intercepted and destroyed.
Clay intercepted nine passes during the game.
The boat carrying 653 refugees was intercepted at sea.
Two British ships were sent to intercept the convoy.

Longman Language Activatorto make someone stop moving► stop

· The police are stopping drivers to ask questions about the accident.· The truck was stopped by customs officers for a routine check.· A man stopped me in the street and asked if I knew where the theatre was.

► restrain

to hold someone so that they cannot move forward or attack someone: · It took three men to restrain him.· Mary got up to go after them, but I put out my arm to restrain her.

► hold back

to prevent someone from moving forward or into a place: · They put up huge barriers to hold back the crowd.· My father held me back, otherwise I would have rushed up onto the stage.

► stop somebody dead/stop somebody (dead) in their tracks

to surprise or frighten you, so that you stop suddenly: · Seeing the policeman there stopped me dead. I didn't know what to do.· Jim was stopped in his tracks by the sound of a rifle behind him.

► flag down

to stop a car that is coming towards you by waving your arms: flag down something: · I managed to flag down a passing car and ask for help.flag something/somebody down: · The patrolman stepped out in front of the truck to flag it down.

► pull over

if someone, especially a police officer pulls you over , they make you stop driving and park at the side of the road: · The police pulled me over and checked my licence.· He got pulled over on the way home and had to take a breath test.

► intercept

to stop something such as a boat or plane, before it has finished its journey or achieved its purpose: · Two British ships were sent to intercept the convoy.· All three fighter planes were intercepted and destroyed.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► call

· He suggests using a dial-back modem which intercepts calls, asks for identification then calls back.· An unsuspecting crew member intercepted a call destined for the prince and passed it on to Diana.· It is a federal crime to intentionally disclose the contents of an intercepted telephone call.· Police intercepted the call and raided the address.

► letter

· The police announced they had intercepted four letters to the godfather at Mezzojuso, a town 25 miles from Palermo.· But the son intercepted the letter and persuaded them to sign.· It was in Alistair's mind that he might locate and intercept his own letter.

► message

· It is thought he may have intercepted the cab company message on his radio.· Packet modification is an integrity threat involving one computer intercepting and modifying a message packet destined for another system.

► telephone

· It is a federal crime to intentionally disclose the contents of an intercepted telephone call.· It is a federal crime to intentionally intercept a telephone conversation or to disclose its contents.· The tape was made by people who intercepted a cellular telephone transmission with a police scanner.

VERB► try

· He quickened his pace to try and intercept her but the crowds on the pavement and the traffic on the street intervened.· If an eavesdropper tried to intercept the transmission, it would disrupt the signal.· A ball is thrown from player to player and the person in the middle must try to intercept it.· Don't try to intercept track if the turn does not finish on track.· You will never have the put-in at two scrums in succession unless the other side knock-on trying to intercept.· Perhaps Kev would try to intercept her going home, he often did that.