intervene

vi.

1. 插進；介入；介於中間[（+between）]
   Five years has intervened since he last saw Daisy.

   自從他上一次見到黛西以來，五年過去了。

2. 干涉，干預；調停[（+in/between）]
   They were about to fight when their father intervened.

   他們的父親出來調停時，他們已經快要打起來了。

   The Bank of England had been intervening in foreign exchange markets.

   英格蘭銀行對外匯市場進行了干預。

3. 干擾，阻擾；打擾
   I shall leave on Sunday if nothing intervenes.

   若無什麼事情發生的話，我將於星期天動身。