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intern

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Jail & punishment
in·tern1 /ɪnˈtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ verb [transitive]  PMSCJto put someone in prison without charging them with a crime, for political reasons or during a war 〔战时或出于政治原因〕拘留,扣押 internee, internment
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Examples from the Corpus
internThe order to intern all male category B aliens was posted on 16 May.Thousands died. And thousands were interned in forced labour camps.The French soldiers, who had surrendered without fighting, were interned in Hanoi.Seven hundred men were interned in the camps.Subsequent investigation showed that Wingate had been interned in various mental institutions for the past seven years of his life.The arrest was made on 4 May and Gandhi was interned in Yeravda jail.
Related topics: Nurses, doctors, etc
in·tern2 /ˈɪntɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ noun [countable] American English  1. MNsomeone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital 实习医生[医师] SYN British English houseman internshipsee thesaurus at doctor2. someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience 实习生internship
Examples from the Corpus
internOne of the subjects for debate was the government's power of internment without trial.She refused to be treated by an intern and demanded to see a qualified doctor.
From Longman Business Dictionaryinternin‧tern /ˈɪntɜːn-ɜːrn/ noun [countable]JOB someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experienceThe staff now includes 20 paid workers, plus interns.Origin intern1 (1800-1900) French interner, from Latin internus; → INTERNAL
crime, prison without to charging a them with Corpus someone in put Business


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intern1 /ɪnˈtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: interner, from Latin internus; internal
to put someone in prison without charging them with a crime, for political reasons or during a war ⇨ internee, internment

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intern2 /ˈɪntɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ noun [countable] American English
1. someone who has nearly finished training as a doctor and is working in a hospital
   SYN  houseman British Englishinternship
2. someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience ⇨ internship
     
THESAURUS
■ someone who is studying to be a doctor
    medical student a student who is studying medicine in order to be a doctor: James is a medical student at Edinburgh university.
    intern American English a student who has almost finished studying to be a doctor, and who is working in a hospital


in·tern verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they intern BrE /ɪnˈtɜːn/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it interns BrE /ɪnˈtɜːnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrnz/ 🔊past simple interned BrE /ɪnˈtɜːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrnd/ 🔊past participle interned BrE /ɪnˈtɜːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrnd/ 🔊 -ing form interning BrE /ɪnˈtɜːnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ 🔊BrE /ɪnˈtɜːn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrn/ 🔊 [often passive] ~ sb (in sth) to put sb in prison during a war or for political reasons, although they have not been charged with a crime (战争期间或由于政治原因未经审讯)拘留,禁闭,关押   see also internee in·tern·ment BrE /ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrnmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the internment of suspected terrorists拘留可疑恐怖分子internment camps拘留营
in·tern noun (also in·terne) BrE /ˈɪntɜːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪntɜːrn/ 🔊(NAmE) an advanced student of medicine, whose training is nearly finished and who is working in a hospital to get further practical experience 实习医生   compare house officer a student or new graduate who is getting practical experience in a job, for example during the summer holiday/vacation 实习学生;毕业实习生a summer intern at a law firm暑假在法律事务所实习的学生

apprentice, certificate, coaching, college, course, intern, probation, qualify, training, work experience

  see also internship