ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief, short簡短的/短暫的間歇◇She ruled for ten years, except for a brief interval.除了中間短暫的一段時期,她一共統治了 10 年。➤long, wide長時間的/大段的間隔◇You are advised to leave a wide interval before you have your next child.建議您在兩次妊娠之間留出較長的一段間隔期。➤10-minute, six month, three-year, etc. * 10 分鐘、6 個月、3 年等的間隔◇Try setting your automatic email checker to 30-minute intervals.把自動郵件檢查的間隔設成 30 分鐘試試。➤fixed, specified固定的/規定的間隔◇the amount of oxygen used by the muscles during a specified interval規定間隔時間內肌肉的耗氧量➤decent適當的間隔◇After a decent interval she made her new relationship public.特意等了一段時間之後,她公開了自己的新戀情。➤time間隔時間◇They will be interviewed again after an appropriate time interval has elapsed.等上一段適當的時間,他們將會再次接受採訪。PREPOSITION➤at intervals間或◇At intervals a bell rings and workers stop for a drink.鈴聲隔一段時間響起,工人們停下來喝口水。➤in the interval在該時段內◇Polling day was a week away and Baldwin made two speeches in the interval.離投票日還有一週,鮑德溫在此時段內作了兩次演講。➤interval between⋯之間的間隔期◇The intervals between his various illnesses grew shorter and shorter.他生病間隔的時間越來越短了。PHRASES➤at fixed, periodic, regular, etc. intervals按固定的、按定期的、按一定的等間隔◇Trains run at fixed intervals.火車按固定間隔時間發車。◇He returned home during the day at regular intervals.他一天中每隔一定時間就回一次家。➤at irregular intervals, at random intervals按不規則間隔;按任意間隔◇The accounts were updated at irregular intervals.這些賬戶不定時更新。➤at hourly, weekly, monthly, etc. intervals每隔一小時/一週/一個月等◇Meetings are held at monthly intervals.會議每隔一個月舉行一次。
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