/ˌɪntəˈsept/
with obj.
1- obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination拦截; 截住：
intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls
情报局拦截了一系列电话
I intercepted Edward on his way to work.
我在爱德华上班的路上拦住了他。
1.1
- chiefly Physics cut off or deflect (light or other electromagnetic radiation)【主物理】截断, 中止（光等电磁辐射）; 使（光等电磁辐射）偏转。
1.2
- Mathematics (of a line or surface) mark or cut off (part of a space, line, or surface)【数】（线, 面）截取, 截断（部分面积、线、面）。
/ˈɪntəsept/1
- an act or instance of intercepting something拦截; 截获：
he read the file of radio intercepts.
他阅读了无线电窃听材料存档。
1.1
- Mathematics the point at which a given line cuts a coordinate axis; the value of the coordinate at that point【数】截点; 截距。
派生词
interception
nouninterceptive
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the senses 'contain between limits' and 'halt (an effect)'）： from Latin intercept- 'caught between', from the verb intercipere, from inter- 'between' + capere 'take'.