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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ter·vene (-vened ; -ven·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin intervenire to come between, from inter- + venire to come — more at come DATE 1587 1. to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events only six months intervened between their marriage and divorce 2. to enter or appear as an irrelevant or extraneous feature or circumstance it's business as usual until a crisis intervenes 3. a. to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification intervene to stop a fight b. to interfere with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning) 4. to occur or lie between two things 5. a. to become a third party to a legal proceeding begun by others for the protection of an alleged interest b. to interfere usually by force or threat of force in another nation's internal affairs especially to compel or prevent an action Synonyms: see interpose English Etymology intervene c.1600, from L. intervenire, from inter "between" + venire "to come" (see venue). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 intervene inter·vene / 7intE5vi:n; NAmE -tEr5v- / verb1. [V] ~ (in sth) to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it 出面；介入: The President intervened personally in the crisis. 总统亲自出面处理这场危机。 She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened. 要不是邻居介入,她可能会没命了。 2. to interrupt sb when they are speaking in order to say sth 插嘴；打断(别人的话): ▪ [V speech] 'But,' she intervened, 'what about the others?' "但是,"她插嘴说," 其他的怎么办呢？" ▪ [also V] 3. [V] to happen in a way that delays sth or prevents it from happening 阻碍；阻挠；干扰: They were planning to get married and then the war intervened. 他们正准备结婚,不巧却因爆发战事而受阻。 4. [V] (formal) to exist between two events or places 介于…之间: I saw nothing of her during the years that intervened. 这期间的几年中我根本没有见过她。 • inter·ven·tion / 7intE5venFn; NAmE -tEr5v- / noun [U, C] ~ (in sth): calls for government intervention to save the steel industry 呼吁政府出面挽救钢铁业 armed / military intervention 武装/军事干涉 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English intervene verb 1 become involved in a situation ADV. actively, directly | personally | decisively | effectively, successfully | militarily Intervening militarily will not bring peace. VERB + INTERVENE be forced to, have to Eventually, the army was forced to intervene. | be reluctant to | be powerless to Local people feel strongly about the proposed development but are virtually powerless to intervene. | have the power to, have the right to Our government has no right to intervene. | refuse to The UN refused to intervene. PREP. against They would not intervene against the rebels themselves. | between She went over to intervene between the two men. | in She was reluctant to intervene in what was essentially a private dispute. | on behalf of The King intervened personally on behalf of the children. | with to intervene with the authorities on the prisoners' behalf Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: INTERPOSE 2, intercede, interfere, intermediate, mediate, step in Related Words: divide, part, separate, sever Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·ter·vene \|intə(r)|vēn\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin intervenire, literally, to come between, from inter- + venire to come — more at come intransitive verb 1. : to enter or appear as an irrelevant or extraneous feature or circumstance < business seldom follows any projected course exactly, because unforeseeable developments … intervene — Fortune > 2. : to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events < an instant intervened between the flash and the report > < intervening years > 3. : to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification : interpose < intervene to settle a quarrel > < death intervened soon after > 4. : to occur or lie between two things < Paris, where the same city lay on both sides of an intervening river — American Guide Series: New York City > 5. a. : to become a party to an action or other legal proceeding begun by others for the protection of an alleged interest b. : to interfere usually by force or threat of force in another nation's domestic affairs in order to protect the lives or property of the nationals of the interfering nation or to further some other purpose deemed vital to its welfare < sending troops overseas to intervene in a civil war > transitive verb obsolete : to come between : interfere with |
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