intervention

US: /ˌɪntɝˈvɛnʃən/
UK: /ˌɪntəvˈɛnʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


intervention /,intə'venʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự xen vào, sự can thiệp

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

direct
direct intervention to stop abuses of the environment
| active, decisive, forceful | early, immediate, timely
A full-scale riot was prevented by the timely intervention of the police.
| effective, successful | limited | personal
the Emperor's personal intervention
| government, ministerial, official, state | external, foreign, outside | armed, military
We would resist any armed intervention from outside in our country's affairs.
| police | judicial, legal | medical, surgical | economic, political, social | divine, human
The king saw this victory as the direct result of divine intervention.

VERB + INTERVENTION

make
to make a forceful intervention in a dispute
| call for, demand
The prime minister was always demanding active intervention early on.
| resist

PREP.

~ against
armed intervention against the rebels
| ~ by
intervention by a senior judge
| ~ from
He was furious at this intervention from the press.
| ~ in
the government's intervention in the dispute
| ~ on behalf of
state intervention on behalf of the British film industry

PHRASES

the power/right of intervention


Concise English dictionary


interventions‚ɪntə(r)'venʃn
noun
+the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute)
+a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
+(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings