Word · Frequency #3956
intervene
干预；干涉；调停
interfere in a situation so as to change or stop it
- 1.
To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
介入某一情况,以改变或阻止某行动。
- 2.
To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
在时间点或事件之间发生。
- 3.
To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
成为障碍或造成延误。
- 4.
To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
在他人谈话或讨论中插话,或对涉及他人的情况作出回应。
- 5.
To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
介于人或事物之间。
- 6.
In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
在未被列为当事人的诉讼中,就诉讼标的提出维护自身利益的抗辩。
介于……之间；位于……之间；发生于其间；在……之间发生；介入某一情况,以改变或阻止某行动。；在时间点或事件之间发生。；成为障碍或造成延误。
In use
The teacher intervened to stop the argument between the two students.
The government refused to intervene in the company's internal dispute.
If the bleeding doesn't stop, doctors will have to intervene immediately.
intervene in sth
后接名词或代词，表示介入某事件或情况。
The government had to intervene in the dispute.
政府不得不干预这场争端。
intervene between sb/sth and sb/sth
表示在两者之间调停或插入。
A neighbor intervened between the two arguing parties.
一位邻居介入了争吵的双方之间。
intervene to do sth
后接不定式，表示介入的目的是做某事。
Connections
Collocations
- intervene in a dispute
- 调停争端
- The United Nations sent a mediator to intervene in the dispute.联合国派出一名调解员来调停这场争端。
- intervene in a situation
- 介入情况
- The government decided to intervene in the economic crisis.政府决定介入经济危机。
- intervene on behalf of someone
- 代表某人干预
- The lawyer intervened on behalf of the victim.律师代表受害者进行了干预。
- intervene between two parties
- 在双方之间调停
- A neutral party tried to intervene between the warring factions.一个中立派试图在交战双方之间调停。
- intervene to prevent something
- 介入阻止某事
- The police intervened to prevent the fight from escalating.警方介入阻止了斗殴升级。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一下你走到两个吵架的人中间，举起双手说‘停！’，这就是 intervene 的‘介入’。
Context & Register
常见场景：formal、informal、academic、legal 通常用于正式或半正式场合，如法律、医疗或政治干预，也可用于日常对话中的干涉举动。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，通常后接in或between引出介入领域或对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'intervene' (stress on /-viːn/) because they share the stressed vowel /iː/ and final /n/. Be careful of lookalikes like 'vein' (/veɪn/) which have a different vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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