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单词 intermeddle
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Definition of intermeddle in English:

intermeddle

verb ɪntəˈmɛd(ə)l
[no object]
  • Interfere in something that is not one's concern.

    this man intermeddled in all my affairs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is not intermeddling; it is upholding the Constitution.
    • It has never yet been explained to me what the United Kingdom Parliament was doing intermeddling in our constitutional affairs in 1986.
    • Once you are made bankrupt you cannot intermeddle in the property because the property is then in the hands of the trustee for the benefit of the creditors.
    • The basic problem is intermeddling in the business of the internal processes of a House of the Parliament.
    • The programme leader for the archaeology BSc degree intermeddled in the exam marking process.
    • The intermeddling of the defendant must be shown to be intentional.
    • I am looking at a statute of a foreign Parliament purporting to intermeddle in our constitutional affairs.
    • I once more, therefore, insist, that you do not intermeddle.
    • Before he entered that war, first he sent his messengers to the sultan of Egypt, requiring him not to intermeddle in that war.
    • You are not intermeddling if you are upholding human rights.
    Synonyms
    interfere, butt in, intrude, intervene, interlope, pry, poke, nose, busybody, interpose, obtrude, thrust

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French entremesler, from entre- 'between, among' + mesler 'meddle'.

 
 

Definition of intermeddle in US English:

intermeddle

verb
[no object]
  • Interfere in something that is not one's concern.

    this man intermeddled in all my affairs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has never yet been explained to me what the United Kingdom Parliament was doing intermeddling in our constitutional affairs in 1986.
    • The intermeddling of the defendant must be shown to be intentional.
    • You are not intermeddling if you are upholding human rights.
    • The basic problem is intermeddling in the business of the internal processes of a House of the Parliament.
    • Before he entered that war, first he sent his messengers to the sultan of Egypt, requiring him not to intermeddle in that war.
    • The programme leader for the archaeology BSc degree intermeddled in the exam marking process.
    • I once more, therefore, insist, that you do not intermeddle.
    • Once you are made bankrupt you cannot intermeddle in the property because the property is then in the hands of the trustee for the benefit of the creditors.
    • It is not intermeddling; it is upholding the Constitution.
    • I am looking at a statute of a foreign Parliament purporting to intermeddle in our constitutional affairs.
    Synonyms
    interfere, butt in, intrude, intervene, interlope, pry, poke, nose, busybody, interpose, obtrude, thrust

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French entremesler, from entre- ‘between, among’ + mesler ‘meddle’.

 
 
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