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Intervention Act Drug 英 ˌɪntə'Venʃn] 美 ˌɪntə'Venʃn N.介入;干预;调停 Untimely

英语单词 intervention
英美音标 英 [ˌɪntə'venʃn] 美 [ˌɪntə'venʃn]
中文释义 n.介入;干预;调停
英语例句 (1) His untimely intervention annoyed me.
(2) His intervention brought their quarrel to a climax.
(3) The purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits.
(4) Despite the intervention of the international community, the two countries were ultimately unable to settle their differences.
中文例句 (1) 他那不合时宜的干涉让我生气。
(2) 他一干预使他们的口角达到最激烈程度。
(3) 调停的目的是阻止诉讼的无益重复。
(4) 尽管国际社会的调停两国终未和解。
vocabulary简明 An intervention is the act of inserting one thing between others, like a person trying to help. You could be the subject of a school intervention if your teachers call your parents about the bad grades you've been hiding.
vocabulary扩展 Intervention comes from the Latin intervenire, meaning "to come between, interrupt." Often an intervention is intended to make things better, like the US government's intervention to give food and aid to Haiti after the earthquake. One common use of the word refers to a specific type of meeting, or intervention, that happens with the family and friends of a drug addict; they join together to try to convince the drug user to change their ways and live a healthier life.
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]干涉;干预 Intervention is the act of intervening in a situation.
  [oft N in n]
  • ...the role of the United States and its intervention in the internal affairs of many countries.

    美国扮演的角色以及其对多国内政的干涉

  • ...military interventions.

    军事干涉

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