in·ter·sperse
verb/ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/
/ˌɪntərˈspɜːrs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they intersperse | /ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/ /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrs/ |
| he / she / it intersperses | /ˌɪntəˈspɜːsɪz/ /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrsɪz/ |
| past simple interspersed | /ˌɪntəˈspɜːst/ /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrst/ |
| past participle interspersed | /ˌɪntəˈspɜːst/ /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrst/ |
| -ing form interspersing | /ˌɪntəˈspɜːsɪŋ/ /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrsɪŋ/ |
- be interspersed with/in something to put something in something else or among or between other things
散布；散置；点缀 - Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations.
讲课中将不时插入实际示范。 - Interspersed in the narrative are the personal stories of several important women architects.
叙述中穿插着几位重要女建筑师的个人故事。 - a scattering of alpine flowers interspersed among crags of weathered rock
散布在风化岩石峭壁中的高山花朵 - a series of short films, liberally interspersed with commercial breaks
一系列短片，随意穿插商业广告
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘diversify (something) by introducing other things at intervals’): from Latin interspers- ‘scattered between’, from interspergere, from inter- ‘between’ + spargere ‘scatter’. - Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations.