| 单词 | interference |
| 释义 | interference (once / 489 pages) n Interference is something that is in your way. If the sound of your sister's band practicing keeps you from getting your homework done, that’s interference. Governments are sometimes accused of interference in other countries' affairs. If your neighbor’s in a civil war and your president sends in troops, your country may be accused of interference in that country's internal affairs, If all you hear on your radio is static, you’ve got interference — something is blocking the clear signal. And when a football player blocks another player, that's also interference. The Latin roots of interference are entre-, “between,” and ferire, “strike.” WORD FAMILYinterference: interferences, noninterference+/interfere: interfered, interference, interferes, interfering/interfering: interferingest USAGE EXAMPLESAnd then there is his disturbing belittling of possible Russian interference in the election. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Atlanta piled up 323 yards in the first two quarters, and also benefited from a 46-yard pass interference penalty against Roman Harper. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The play was once again reviewed for interference but survived the challenge. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding Syn|Hypo|Hyper hinderance, hindrance foiling, frustration, thwarting an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts antagonism(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure obstructionthe act of obstructing complicationthe act or process of complicating deterrencethe act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety bar, preventionthe act of preventing blockage, closure, occlusionthe act of blocking stall, stallinga tactic used to mislead or delay discouragementthe act of discouraging nuclear deterrencethe military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence avertingthe act of preventing something from occurring debarmentthe act of prevention by legal means disqualificationthe act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified interceptionthe act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving non-proliferation, nonproliferationthe prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons) forestalling, obviation, preclusionthe act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively prophylaxisthe prevention of disease save(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring crushing, quelling, stifling, suppressionforceful prevention; putting down by power or authority obstruction of justiceimpeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court act, deed, human action, human activity something that people do or cause to happen 2n (American football) blocking a player's path with your body he ran interference for the quarterback Hyper block, blocking the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements 3n any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome Syn|Hypo|Hyper encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, preventative, preventive clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction speed bumpa hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor any structure that makes progress difficult 4n a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries Syn|Ant|Hyper intervention noninterference, nonintervention a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes foreign policy a policy governing international relations 5n electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication Syn|Hypo|Hyper disturbance, noise clutter unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen background, background signalextraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured XT, crosstalkthe presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling fadeouta gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances jittersmall rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources atmospheric static, atmospherics, statica crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference white noisea noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration background noise, ground noiseextraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal background radiationradiation coming from sources other than those being observed radio noisestatic at radio wavelengths trouble an event causing distress or pain |
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