interleave

/ˌɪntəˈliːv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪntərˈliːv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-ˈlēv/ (ame, mw)

interleave — verb

  • interleavepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • interleaveshe / she / it
  • interleavedpast simple
  • interleaving-ing form

1. to place thin sheets of one material in the gaps between the sheets of another,

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to place thin sheets of one material in the gaps between the sheets of another, so the two sets of flat pieces sit one on top of the other in turns

例句

Iris carefully interleaved the old photos with sheets of soft tissue paper.

interleave + object + with + noun

The museum staff interleave each painting with acid-free card before storage.

subject is usually a careful handler protecting fragile items

同義詞
  • interlayer

    more technical; common in materials and manufacturing

  • sandwich

    informal; puts one thing between two others, less about repeating layers

反義詞
  • separate

    to keep the layers apart rather than slotting them together

文法句型

interleave + object

interleave + object + with + noun

用法筆記

Object is usually thin, flat items (sheets, slices, layers); the inserted material protects or separates the main pieces. Distinguish from sense 2, which combines abstract things rather than physical layers.

常見錯誤

❌She interleaved the books on the shelf.
✅She placed the books on the shelf in turns with the magazines.
💡'interleave' needs thin flat pieces slotted between other flat pieces, not items stood side by side.

2. to arrange two or more different things in a repeating pattern, so that a piece

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

to arrange two or more different things in a repeating pattern, so that a piece of one keeps coming between pieces of the other instead of all of one kind staying together

例句

Minho interleaved his lecture with short jokes to keep the students awake.

interleave + object + with + noun

The author interleaved chapters of memory with chapters set in the present day.

collocation: interleave chapters / scenes / sections

同義詞
  • intersperse

    scatter one thing among another, but with no fixed turn-by-turn pattern

  • alternate

    switch between two things in strict turns; interleave can fold in more than two

  • mix

    general word; loses the sense of a deliberate repeating pattern

反義詞
  • group

    to keep each kind together in one block instead of mixing them

文法句型

interleave + object + with + noun

interleave + plural object

用法筆記

Often appears in writing about teaching, software, and storytelling, where two streams of content are mixed turn by turn. Subject controls the order of two contrasting sets; the things mixed are usually abstract (topics, scenes, tasks), unlike the physical sheets of sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher interleaved all the maths first, then the science.
✅The teacher interleaved the maths with the science.
💡'interleave' means the two kinds keep taking turns, not that one whole block follows another.