| 单词 | intervene |
| 释义 | intervene —intervene /ˌɪn.təˈviːn/ aep /-t̬ɚ-/ verb [I] (COME BETWEEN) ↑Verb Endings for intervene ► F0 to happen between two times or between other events or activities: » Two decades intervened between the completion of the design and the opening of the theatre.Thesaurus+: ↑Occurring and happeningverb [I] (GET INVOLVED) ↑Verb Endings for intervene ► C2 to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse: » The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.» [+ to infinitive] The minister intervened personally to stop the museum being closed.Thesaurus+: ↑Taking part and getting involved , ↑Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' willintervention /-ˈven.ʃən/ noun [C or U]► C2» Half the people questioned said they were opposed to military intervention (in the civil war).» Repeated interventions on the currency markets have failed to prevent the value of the currency falling.Thesaurus+: ↑Taking part and getting involved , ↑Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will • • • Extra Examples:» There is increasing demand for the United Nations to intervene in trouble spots throughout the world.» I'd like to help but I don't have the power to intervene in this dispute.» The army's potentiality to intervene in politics remains strong.» Their only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope.» The Bank of England intervened this morning to defend the pound . |
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