新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

interval

英  [ˈɪntəvəl]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • intervals

    1[C 可数名词] (时间上的)间隔

    An interval between two events or dates is the period of time between them.

    近义词

    gap

    双语例句

    例:

    The process is repeated after a short interval of time.

    该程序间隔很短时间就重复一次。

    例:

    The ferry service has restarted after an interval of 12 years.

    轮渡服务在间隔了12年之后重新开始了。

    2[C 可数名词] 幕间休息 , 中场休息

    An interval during a concert, show, movie, or game is a short break between two of the parts.

    PHRASE. 习语
  • at intervals

    1不时

    If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.

    双语例句

    例:

    She woke him for his medicines at intervals throughout the night.

    整个晚上她不时叫醒他,让他吃药。

    2每隔

    If things are placed at particular intervals, there are spaces of a particular size between them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Several red and white barriers marked the road at intervals of about a mile.

    每隔1英里左右就有一些红白相间的路障来标示道路。