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Intercept Stop Terrorist ˌɪntər'sept V.中途拦截 Illegal Letter Parcel

Front intercept
Pron [ˌɪntər'sept]
Back 【intercept】
v.中途拦截
It is illegal to intercept a letter or parcel before it is delivered.
在信件或包裹尚未送达收件人之时,中途拦截是违法的。
Vocab
interceptseize on its way

When you intercept a pass in football, you grab the ball that your opponent had thrown to a member of his own team. To intercept is to stop something from reaching its intended destination.

If a national intelligence agency intercepts a telephone call being sent from one terrorist cell to another, they stop the message and also learn a bit about what's going on in the terrorist world. If you're planning a surprise party for your friend and she arrives a half hour early, you might run to intercept her while everyone rushes to hide.

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