intervenein•ter•vene /ˌɪntə'viːn/

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1. 插入，介入

• He had just started his work when the economic crisis intervened. 他才开始工作，经济危机就来了。

2. 干预，干涉；调停

• It's quite difficult to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives. 调解夫妻间的争执是很困难的。

3. 介于事件之间

• during the years that intervened between his graduation and marriage 他毕业到结婚间的几年时间