Word · Frequency #14941
intersect
相交;交叉;横穿
to meet or cross at a point; to cut across something and often divide it
- 1.
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
切入或介于其间;相互切割或交叉;分成部分。
- 2.
meet at a point
相交于一点
- 3.
Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.
两个集合至少有一个共同元素。
有交集;切入或介于其间;相互切割或交叉;分成部分。;相交于一点;两个集合至少有一个共同元素。;贯穿
In use
The two roads intersect at the traffic light.
Our schedules rarely intersect, so we hardly ever meet.
The circles intersect at two points.
A and B intersect (at/in + place/point)
主语常用复数或用 and 连接的多个名词;表示具体位置时,介词一般用 at。
The two streets intersect at the central square.
这两条街在中心广场相交。
intersect with sth
用 with 引出另一事物,强调两者相互交叉的关系。
The orbit of this comet intersects with the Earth's orbit.
这颗彗星的轨道与地球轨道相交。
intersect sth
intersect 作及物动词时,表示一条线路或路径穿过并分割另一事物。
A narrow road intersects the field.
Connections
Collocations
- intersect at a point
- 交于一点
- The line and the plane intersect at a point.这条直线与平面交于一点。
- intersect with
- 与……相交;与……有交集
- The new road intersects with the highway just outside the city.这条新路就在城外与高速公路相交。
- intersect at right angles
- 直角相交
- The two streets intersect at right angles in the historic district.这两条街在历史街区直角相交。
- intersecting lines
- 相交线
- Intersecting lines meet at exactly one point.相交线恰好交于一点。
- intersect the x-axis
- 与x轴相交
- The graph intersects the x-axis at two points.该图形与x轴交于两点。
- sets intersect
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两条直线在十字路口相交于一点,像字母X中间的那个交点。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:数学与几何、道路与交通、集合论 intersect 属于中性偏正式的动词,多用于几何、数学或道路交叉等说明性语境;在集合论中表示有共同元素。口语中也能自然使用,但正式文本和说明中更常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音匹配(与 intersect 押韵的重读部分都是 /sɛkt/):dissect、bisect、trisect、sect。注意 insect 拼写相近但重音在第一个音节 /ˈɪn.sɛkt/,不押韵;intercept 形近但结尾辅音是 /pt/ 而非 /kt/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.