interpose
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·ter·pose /ˌɪntəˈpəʊz $ -tərˈpoʊz/ verb [transitive] formal 1 BETWEENto put yourself or something else between two other things 使介入〔两者之间〕;使插入 She interposed herself between the general and his wife. 她挡在将军和他妻子之间。2 INTRODUCEto say something when other people are having a conversation or argument, interrupting them 插话,插嘴 ‘That might be difficult, ’ interposed Regina. “那可能有困难。”雷吉娜插嘴说。→ See Verb table
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interpose• "That might be difficult, " interposed Mrs. Flavell.Origin interpose (1500-1600) French interposer, from Latin interponere, from ponere “to put”in·ter·pose verbChineseSyllable
other Corpus something two put yourself to or else between
interpose
in‧ter‧pose /ˌɪntəˈpəʊz $ -tərˈpoʊz/
verb [transitive] formal
She interposed herself between the general and his wife.
2. to say something when other people are having a conversation or argument, interrupting them:
‘That might be difficult,’ interposed Regina.
in‧ter‧pose /ˌɪntəˈpəʊz $ -tərˈpoʊz/
verb [transitive] formal Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: interposer, from Latin interponere, from ponere __to put__
1. to put yourself or something else between two other things:Language: French
Origin: interposer, from Latin interponere, from ponere __to put__
2. to say something when other people are having a conversation or argument, interrupting them: