intersperse

/ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-ˈspərs/ (ame, mw)

intersperse — verb

  • interspersepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • intersperseshe / she / it
  • interspersedpast simple
  • interspersing-ing form

1. to put small amounts of one thing here and there within something else, so that

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to put small amounts of one thing here and there within something else, so that it is not all together in one place

例句

The professor's lecture was interspersed with short video clips that kept the students engaged.

passive: be interspersed with [sth]

Aoi interspersed photos of her family among the pages of her travel journal.

intersperse + noun + among + noun

同義詞
  • sprinkle

    more casual; often used for physical particles or figurative distribution of small items

  • dot

    suggests small, distinct items spread over a surface or area

  • intermingle

    suggests things blending together rather than staying distinct at intervals

  • scatter

    less structured; implies random placement rather than deliberate spacing

反義詞
  • cluster

    to group things closely together, the opposite of spacing them out

  • gather

    to bring things into one place instead of distributing them

文法句型

intersperse + noun + in/among/throughout + noun

be interspersed with + noun

用法筆記

Often used in the passive (be interspersed with). The larger background element — the one receiving the inserted items — typically forms the grammatical subject, while the smaller added items follow the preposition with.

常見錯誤

❌The documentary is interspersed by interviews.
✅The documentary is interspersed with interviews.
💡the correct preposition after interspersed is with, not by.
❌She interspersed in her speech.
✅She interspersed jokes throughout her speech.
💡intersperse requires both the thing being added and the thing it is added into.