intersect

verb

/ˌɪntəˈsekt/

/ˌɪntərˈsekt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they intersect	/ˌɪntəˈsekt/ /ˌɪntərˈsekt/
he / she / it intersects	/ˌɪntəˈsekts/ /ˌɪntərˈsekts/
past simple intersected	/ˌɪntəˈsektɪd/ /ˌɪntərˈsektɪd/
past participle intersected	/ˌɪntəˈsektɪd/ /ˌɪntərˈsektɪd/
-ing form intersecting	/ˌɪntəˈsektɪŋ/ /ˌɪntərˈsektɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] (of lines, roads, etc.线、道路等) to meet or cross each other相交；交叉
- intersect (something) a pattern of intersecting streets纵横交错的街道图
- The lines intersect at right angles.线条垂直相交。
- intersect with something The path intersected with a busy road.小路与一条繁忙的大路相交。
[transitive, usually passive] intersect something (with something) to divide an area by crossing it横穿；贯穿；横断
- The landscape is intersected with spectacular gorges.在大地景色中点缀着壮观的峡谷。

词源early 17th cent.: from Latin intersect- ‘cut, intersected’, from the verb intersecare, from inter- ‘between’ + secare ‘to cut’.