intervene
翻譯
干預, 介入, 調解
例句
The police had to intervene in the fight.
警方不得不介入這場鬥毆。
She intervened to stop the argument.
她介入以制止爭吵。
Twenty years intervened between their first and last meetings.
他們第一次和最後一次見面之間隔了二十年。
文法模式
((in sth.)) 干預(某事) The police had to intervene in the fight.
((between sb./sth.)) 發生在(...)之間 Twenty years intervened between their meetings.
近義詞
同義詞:interfere, mediate, step in;反義詞:ignore
詞源
源自拉丁語「inter-」(之間)和「venire」(來)。字面意思是「來到中間」。
記憶技巧
想像一下有人「介入」到兩個爭吵的人之間。