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interstice

/in-tur-stis/US // ɪnˈtɜr stɪs //UK // (ɪnˈtɜːstɪs) //

空隙,间隙,夹层,夹缝

Related Words

cranny裂缝,裂口,裂缝处,裂縫fissure裂缝,裂开,裂隙,裂口space空间,空间的,太空,场地interval间隔,间隙,间歇期,间隔时间gap差距,间隙,空隙,空白crevice缝隙,裂缝,隙缝,裂隙slit裂缝,狭缝,切口,缝隙aperture光圈,孔径,风口,孔雀东南飞cleft裂缝,裂纹,裂隙,裂口hole洞,洞口,窟窿,洞洞chink缝隙,水槽,缝合,缝缝补补

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural in·ter·stic·es [in-tur-stuh-seez, -stuh-siz]. /ɪnˈtɜr stəˌsiz, -stə sɪz/.

    • : an intervening space.
    • : a small or narrow space or interval between things or parts, especially when one of a series of alternating uniform spaces and parts: the interstices between the slats of a fence.
    • : Roman Catholic Church. the interval of time that must elapse, as required by canon law, before promotion to a higher degree of orders.
    • : an interval of time.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounopening, crack
Synonyms
aperture光圈,孔径,风口,孔雀东南飞chink缝隙,水槽,缝合,缝缝补补cleft裂缝,裂纹,裂隙,裂口cranny裂缝,裂口,裂缝处,裂縫crevice缝隙,裂缝,隙缝,裂隙fissure裂缝,裂开,裂隙,裂口gap差距,间隙,空隙,空白hole洞,洞口,窟窿,洞洞interval间隔,间隙,间歇期,间隔时间slit裂缝,狭缝,切口,缝隙space空间,空间的,太空,场地

Examples

  • There was only one crack, and that a very little one; nevertheless he worked his claws into the interstice and dug.

  • She threw on a heavy bathrobe and kept it on when she crept into the icy interstice between the all-too-snowy sheets.

  • I turn now to the literary work which filled every available interstice of time.

  • Wherever the eye found interstice between the fronds of spruce and hemlock the stars spangled the frosty blue.

  • He made a movement to close the door, but Marcos put his thickly booted foot in the interstice.

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