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Interference You’re Accused Radio Blocking Country's Internal N Uncount

英语单词 interference
英美音标 [intə'fiərəns]
中文释义 n.冲突,干涉
vocab简明 If somebody trips you when you’re about to make a jumpshot, that’s interference — he’s blocking your shot. If you're running interference, you’re protecting the quarterback — you’re making yourself the obstacle between him and anybody trying to tackle him.
vocab扩展 Governments are sometimes accused of interference in other country's affairs. If your neighbor’s in a civil war and your president sends in troops, you may be accused of interference in that country's internal affairs, even if you’re trying to provide humanitarian aid. If all you hear on your radio is static, you’ve got interference — something is blocking the clear signal. The Latin roots interference comes from give you a colorful picture of the meaning: entre-, “between,” and ferire, “strike.”
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]干涉;干预;介入 Interference by a person or group is their unwanted or unnecessary involvement in something.
  [oft N in/with n]
  [disapproval]
  • The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic's internal affairs...

    议会形容此法令为对共和国内政的干涉。

  • Airlines will be able to set cheap fares without interference from the government.

    航空公司将能脱离政府干预设定便宜的机票价格。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](电波的)干扰 When there is interference, a radio signal is affected by other radio waves or electrical activity so that it cannot be received properly.
  • ...electrical interference...

    电子干扰

  • They have been accused of deliberately causing interference to transmissions.

    他们被指故意干扰信号传输。

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