in·ter·sperse /ˌɪntɚ/
(vt.)散布,點綴
In·ter·sperse v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.]
1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.
There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades,
Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. --Pope.
2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book with pictures.
Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. --Cook.
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intersperse
v 1: place at intervals in or among; "intersperse exclamation
marks ina the text"
2: introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
[syn: interlard]