intervene

Word family  noun intervention verb intervene

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ter·vene /ˌɪntəˈviːn $ -tər-/ ●●○ AWL verb  1  DO something/TAKE ACTION[intransitive] to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens 干预，介入，插手intervene in The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives. 警方通常不愿意介入夫妻之间的争吵。 The army will have to intervene to prevent further fighting. 军队将不得不干预以阻止进一步的战斗。2  [intransitive, transitive] to interrupt someone when they are speaking 打岔，插话 ‘Stop shouting, Emily, ’ John intervened. “别再喊了，埃米莉。”约翰打断道。3  STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING[intransitive] if an event intervenes, it delays or interrupts something else 阻碍，中断 He was just establishing his career when the war intervened. 他刚刚开始创建自己的事业，却因战争爆发受阻。4  BETWEEN[intransitive] if a period of time intervenes, it comes between two events 〔时间〕介于…之间 In the six years that intervened, I saw them once. 期间的六年中我见过他们一次。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

intervene• The country was on its way to an economic renewal, but then an earthquake intervened.• The UN has not yet decided whether to intervene militarily.intervene in• So far the high court has refused to intervene in the case.From Longman Business Dictionaryintervenein‧ter‧vene /ˌɪntəˈviːn-tər-/ verb [intransitive] to become involved in a situation in order to help deal with a problemThe Federal Reserve Bank had to intervene to support the dollar (=buy the currency to keep it from falling).intervene inThe government may be forced to intervene in the pay dispute.→ See Verb tableOrigin intervene (1500-1600) Latin intervenire, from venire “to come”

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intervene
in‧ter‧vene AC /ˌɪntəˈviːn $ -tər-/ verb1. [intransitive] to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens
    intervene in
    The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives.
    The army will have to intervene to prevent further fighting.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to interrupt someone when they are speaking:
    ‘Stop shouting, Emily,’ John intervened.
3. [intransitive] if an event intervenes, it delays or interrupts something else:
    He was just establishing his career when the war intervened.
4. [intransitive] if a period of time intervenes, it comes between two events:
    In the six years that intervened, I saw them once.

inter·vene AW BrE /ˌɪntəˈviːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪntərˈviːn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they intervene BrE /ˌɪntəˈviːn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈviːn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it intervenes BrE /ˌɪntəˈviːnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈviːnz/ 🔊past simple intervened BrE /ˌɪntəˈviːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈviːnd/ 🔊past participle intervened BrE /ˌɪntəˈviːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈviːnd/ 🔊 -ing form intervening BrE /ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it 出面；介入◆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。🔊🔊◆~ in sth The President intervened personally in the crisis. 总统亲自出面处理这场危机。🔊🔊 [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) to interrupt sb when they are speaking in order to say sth 插嘴；打断（别人的话）◆'But,' she intervened, 'what about the others?' “但是，” 她插嘴说，“其他的怎么办呢？”🔊🔊 [intransitive] 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。🔊🔊 [intransitive] (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。🔊🔊