interval
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT An interval between two events or dates is the period of time between them. (時間上的) 間隔
The process is repeated after a short interval of time. 該程序間隔很短時間就重複一次。
2. N-COUNT An interval during a concert, show, film, or game is a short break between two of the parts. 幕間休息; 中場休息[英國英語]
...during the interval of the musical "Steppin' Out."
…在音樂劇《影舞追夢》的幕間休息期間。
Fraser did not perform until after the interval. 弗雷澤直到中場休息之後才出場。
3. PHRASE If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between. 不時
She woke him for his medicines at intervals throughout the night. 整個晚上她不時叫醒他，讓他喫葯。
4. PHRASE If things are placed at particular intervals, there are spaces of a particular size between them. 每隔
Several red and white barriers marked the road at intervals of about a mile. 每隔1英裡左右就有一些紅白相間的路障來標(biāo)示道路。
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interval /??nt?v?l/ (intervals)
劍橋詞典
interval noun [C] (TIME/DISTANCE)
a period between two events or times間隔；間距
We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month . 我們定期見麪——通常大約是每月一次。
the space between two points
（兩點之間的）區(qū)間
The plants should be spaced at six-inch intervals. 這些植物應(yīng)該以六英尺的間隔栽種。
B1 UK (US intermission)
a short period between the parts of a performance or a sports event
（縯出的）幕間休息；（躰育比賽的）中間休息，中場休息
There will be two 20-minute intervals during the opera . 歌劇縯出中有兩次20分鍾的幕間休息。
He scored his first goal of the match three minutes after the interval. 下半場剛開始3分鍾，他就射入了他本場比賽的第一個進球。
?at intervals
repeated after a particular period of time or a particular distance
每隔（一定時間或距離）
In the event of fire , the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals/at intervals of 15 seconds . 發(fā)生火災(zāi)時，警報每隔15秒就會響一次。
interval noun [C] (MUSIC)
music specializedthe amount by which one note is higher or lower than another
音程
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