Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 verb
intermit
中断
Meaning
To suspend or stop for a time; to pause intermittently.
Example
The rain would intermit and then start again.
C2 adjective
internecine
内部冲突
Meaning
Relating to conflict within a group, often causing mutual destruction.
Example
The internecine conflict weakened the organization from within.
C2 verb
interpolate
插入
Meaning
To insert something, often words, into a text or conversation; to estimate values between known data points.
Example
The editor interpolated a missing paragraph into the manuscript.
C2 noun
interpolation
插值
Meaning
The act of inserting something into a text or estimating values within a sequence of data.
Example
The scientist used interpolation to predict the missing data points.
C2 verb
interpose
Meaning
To place or insert between one thing and another; to intervene in a situation.
Example
He quickly interposed himself between the fighters to stop the quarrel.
C2 noun
interposition
干预
Meaning
The act of intervening or coming between two things, often to influence or prevent an outcome.
Example
The manager’s interposition prevented a heated argument from escalating.
C2 noun
interregnum
过渡期
Meaning
A period between rulers or governments when normal leadership is suspended.
Example
The country faced instability during the interregnum after the king’s death.
C2 adjective
interrogatory
询问的
Meaning
expressed in the form of a question; relating to questioning
Example
The lawyer’s interrogatory tone made the witness uncomfortable.
C2 noun
interstice
缝隙
Meaning
a small space that lies between things
Example
Light filtered through the narrow interstices of the wall.
C2 noun
intervale
沿河低洼的土地，通常肥沃而平坦
Meaning
A low-lying tract of land along a river, usually fertile and flat.
Example
The farmers cultivated crops on the lush intervale by the river.
C2 noun
interventionism
干预主义
Meaning
Government policy of active involvement in economic affairs.
Example
The central bank's interventionism helped stabilize inflation.
C2 noun
intestacy
无遗嘱的死亡
Meaning
The condition of dying without having made a valid will.
Example
His estate was divided according to the laws of intestacy.
C2 adjective
intestate
死于无遗嘱
Meaning
Having died without leaving a valid will.
Example
She died intestate, so her assets were distributed by law.
C2 noun
intoxicant
醉品
Meaning
a substance, especially alcohol or a drug, that causes intoxication
Example
Alcohol is the most commonly used intoxicant in many cultures.
C2 adjective
intracellular
细胞内
Meaning
Located or occurring within a cell.
Example
The drug works by targeting intracellular bacteria.
C2 adjective
intramural
校内
Meaning
Occurring within the walls of a single institution, especially a school or college.
Example
The college organizes intramural sports competitions every semester.
C2 noun
intransigence
固执
Meaning
Refusal to change one's views or to agree about something.
Example
The negotiations failed due to the intransigence of both parties.
C2 adjective
intransigent
固执的, 不妥协的, 不肯改变的
Meaning
Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
Example
His intransigent stance delayed the agreement.
C2 noun
introgression
基因引入
Meaning
The transfer of genetic information from one species to another through repeated backcrossing.
Example
Introgression plays a significant role in plant breeding.
C2 verb
intromit
引入
Meaning
To insert or introduce something into a place or body.
Example
The doctor carefully intromitted the instrument into the wound.
C2 verb
inundate
淹没, 用事情或人淹没某人或某物
Meaning
To flood; overwhelm someone or something with things or people to be dealt with
Example
The company was inundated with requests after the advertisement.
C2 noun
inundation
洪水
Meaning
The act of flooding or overwhelming with water or things.
Example
The town suffered from a severe inundation after the heavy rains.
C2 verb
inure
习惯
Meaning
To become accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant.
Example
Soldiers quickly became inured to the harsh conditions.
C2 adjective
inured
习惯于
Meaning
Accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant.
Example
After years of hardship, she was inured to suffering.