释义 |
interceptintercept1 /ˌɪntɚˈsɛpt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYinterceptOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of intercipere, from capere to take VERB TABLEintercept |
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 |
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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 |
1to stop something or someone that is going from one place to another and prevent that thing or person from getting there: The boat carrying 653 refugees was intercepted at sea. Someone has been intercepting our email messages.2in sports, especially football, to catch and take possession of a ball that an opponent is throwing to someone on his or her team—interception /ˌɪntɚˈsɛpʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |