interval

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n. 间隔, 距离, 间歇, 间隙 [计] 时间间隔

发音

UK /ˈɪntəvəl/
US /ˈɪntɚvəl/
AU

词形变化

intervals 复数 intervals

教材释义与例句

名词

间隔；间距；幕间休息

the period of time between two events, activities etc

He left the room, returning after a short interval with a message.

他离开房间，过了一会儿就带回来一条消息。

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A distance in space.

    间隔

    间隙

  2. 2.

    A period of time.

    间隔

    间隙

    the interval between contractions during childbirth

  3. 3.

    The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).

    音程

    音乐
  4. 4.

    A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.

    区间

    数学
  5. 5.

    An intermission.

    印度
  6. 6.

    half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.

    体育
  7. 7.

    Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.

    体育 游戏

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

separation musical interval time interval

上位词 6

set distance amount measure quantity musical notation

下位词 10

break step round space third distance period fourth tone fifth

相关短语

interval class interval cycle interval variable interval variables interval classes interval cycles interval training [医]间歇训练 interval transit time interval transit times interval time interval times interval of time high-intensity interval training high-intensity interval trainings unit interval [计] 单位间隔

词源

From Middle English interval, intervalle, from Old French intervalle, entreval, from Latin intervallum (“space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference; literally, space between two palisades or walls”), from inter (“between”) + vallum (“palisade, wall”).

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