interleave
/ˌɪntəˈliːv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪntərˈliːv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-ˈlēv/ (ame, mw)
interleave — 動詞
- 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,
層層相夾
把薄片夾入另一物的層與層之間
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
Iris carefully interleaved the old photos with sheets of soft tissue paper.
Iris 小心地在舊照片之間夾入一張張柔軟的薄紙。
interleave + object + with + noun
The museum staff interleave each painting with acid-free card before storage.
博物館人員在收藏前，會在每幅畫之間夾上無酸卡紙。
subject is usually a careful handler protecting fragile items
Camila interleaved slices of cheese and ham to build a tall sandwich.
Camila 把起司片和火腿片一層層交疊，做成一個高高的三明治。
The baker interleaved layers of pastry with thin sheets of butter.
烘焙師在一層層派皮之間夾入薄薄的奶油片。
Workers interleaved fresh leaves between the drying ones on the rack.
工人把新鮮的葉子夾進架上正在晾乾的葉子之間。
- interlayer
more technical; common in materials and manufacturing
- sandwich
informal; puts one thing between two others, less about repeating layers
- 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
2. to arrange two or more different things in a repeating pattern, so that a piece
交錯穿插
讓兩類不同事物輪流交替出現
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
Minho interleaved his lecture with short jokes to keep the students awake.
Minho 在講課中穿插一些小笑話，好讓學生保持清醒。
interleave + object + with + noun
The author interleaved chapters of memory with chapters set in the present day.
作者把回憶的章節和發生在現今的章節交錯安排。
collocation: interleave chapters / scenes / sections
The festival interleaved live music and film screenings across the weekend.
這個影展在整個週末把現場音樂和電影放映交錯穿插。
Defne interleaved hard problems with easy ones so the test felt less tiring.
Defne 把難題和簡單的題目交錯排列，讓考試感覺沒那麼累。
Good study plans interleave new topics with quick reviews of older ones.
好的讀書計畫會把新主題和舊內容的快速複習交錯安排。
- 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
- 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.