interval /ˈɪntəvəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An interval between two events or dates is the period of time between them. (时间上的) 间隔

  例：

  The process is repeated after a short interval of time.

  该程序间隔很短时间就重复一次。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An interval during a concert, show, film, or game is a short break between two of the parts. 幕间休息; 中场休息 [英国英语]

  例：

  ...during the interval of the musical "Steppin' Out."

  …在音乐剧《影舞追梦》的幕间休息期间。

  例：

  Fraser did not perform until after the interval.

  弗雷泽直到中场休息之后才出场。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between. 不时

  例：

  She woke him for his medicines at intervals throughout the night.

  整个晚上她不时叫醒他，让他吃药。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If things are placed at particular intervals, there are spaces of a particular size between them. 每隔

  例：

  Several red and white barriers marked the road at intervals of about a mile.

  每隔1英里左右就有一些红白相间的路障来标示道路。