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intercept

UK /ˌɪntəˈsept/US /ˌɪntərˈsept/

词源

源自拉丁语 'interceptus'(过去分词形式),由 inter-(在...之间)和 capere(抓住)组成,字面意思为'在中间抓住'。

verb

❶ 拦截或中途阻止某物移动或传递,常用于描述阻止物体、信息或人的前进。

“The police intercepted the stolen car before it left the city.”

(警方在被盗车辆离开城市前将其拦截。)

“The goalkeeper intercepted the pass and prevented a goal.”

(守门员拦截了传球,阻止了进球。)

同义词:stop, block, catch, seize, cut off

noun

❶ 拦截的行为或结果,也指数学中直线与坐标轴的交点。

“The intercept of the line with the y-axis is at point (0, 5).”

(这条直线与y轴的交点在(0,5)处。)

“The football player made a crucial intercept in the final minutes.”

(这名橄榄球运动员在最后几分钟完成了一次关键拦截。)

同义词:interception, block, stop, intersection

常见短语

intercept a pass — 在体育比赛中拦截对方的传球,常用于足球、橄榄球等运动。

“The defender intercepted a pass and started a counterattack.”

(后卫拦截了一次传球并发起了反击。)

y-intercept — 数学术语,指直线与y轴的交点,用于描述线性方程的图形特征。

“The y-intercept of the equation y=2x+3 is 3.”

(方程y=2x+3的y轴截距是3。)