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間 meaning in English

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preposition

between(in the position or interval that separates two things)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈtwiːn] [US: bɪ.ˈtwiːn]

奏曲 noun

intermezzo [intermezzos](piece of music or act)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈmet.səʊ] [US: ˌɪn.tə.ˈmetso.ʊ]

noun

intersexuality(the state of having physical features of both sexes)
noun

性人 noun

intersex [intersexes](individual)
noun
[UK: ˌɪntəsˈeks] [US: ˌɪntɚsˈeks]

preposition

from time to time(occasionally)
preposition
[UK: frəm ˈtaɪm tuː ˈtaɪm] [US: frəm ˈtaɪm ˈtuː ˈtaɪm]

接引語 noun

reported speech(a form of speech used to express what another has said)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpɔː.tɪd spiːtʃ] [US: ˌri.ˈpɔːr.təd ˈspiːtʃ]

接格 noun

oblique case(any noun case except the nominative (and vocative))
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbliːk keɪs] [US: ə.ˈbliːk ˈkeɪs]

接責任 noun

secondary liability(legal responsibility)
noun

接費用 noun

overhead [overheads](expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈhed] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈhed]

接賓語 noun

indirect object(grammatical term)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈrekt əb.ˈdʒekt] [US: ˌɪn.də.ˈrekt ˈɑːb.dʒekt]

歇泉 noun

geyser [geysers](boiling spring)
noun
[UK: ˈɡiː.zə(r)] [US: ˈɡaɪ.zər]

皮瘤 noun

mesothelioma(uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium)
noun
[UK: ˌme.sə.ˌθi.liˈo.mə] [US: ˌme.sə.ˌθi.liˈo.mə]

noun

secret agent(member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential)
noun
[UK: ˈsiː.krɪt ˈeɪ.dʒənt] [US: ˈsiː.krət ˈeɪ.dʒənt]

spy [spies](person who secretly watches)
noun
[UK: ˈspaɪ] [US: ˈspaɪ]

諜活動 noun

espionage(act of learning secret information through clandestine means)
noun
[UK: ˈe.spɪə.nɑːʒ] [US: ˈe.spiənadʒ]

諜軟件 noun

spyware(program)
noun

質 /jiānzhí/ noun

interstitium(An interstitial space within a tissue or organ)
noun

質 /jiānzhí/ adjective

interstitial(of, relating to, or situated in an interstice)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈstɪʃ.l̩] [US: ˌɪn.tə.ˈstɪʃ.l̩]

noun

interval [intervals](distance in space)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.təv.l̩] [US: ˈɪn.tər.vl̩]

隔年 noun

gap year(yearlong break from study)
noun

noun

gap [gaps](opening made by breaking or parting)
noun
[UK: ɡæp] [US: ˈɡæp]

interval [intervals](distance in space)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.təv.l̩] [US: ˈɪn.tər.vl̩]

隙量規 noun

feeler gauge(set of thin strips for measuring)
noun

際美洲人 /Jiānjì měizhōu rén/ adjective

Interamerican(between countries of the American continent)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.rə.ˈme.rəkən] [US: ˌɪn.tə.rə.ˈme.rəkən]

一段時 noun

while(uncertain duration of time, a period of time)
noun
[UK: waɪl] [US: ˈwaɪl]

不同文化adjective

intercultural(between different cultures)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.tərˈk.əl.tʃə.rəl] [US: ˌɪn.tərˈk.əl.tʃə.rəl]

不同種族之adjective

interracial(between or including two or more races)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈreɪʃ.l̩] [US: ˌɪn.tər.ˈreɪʃ.l̩]

不經意 adverb

inadvertently(unintentionally)
adverb
[UK: ˌɪ.nəd.ˈvɜː.tənt.li] [US: ˌɪ.nəd.ˈvɝː.tənt.li]

不食人煙火 adjective

out of touch(out of touch with reality)
adjective

世代adjective

intergenerational(between or across generations)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.tərˈ.dʒe.nə.ˈreɪ.ʃə.nəl] [US: ˌɪn.tər.ˈdʒe.nə.ˈreɪ.ʃə.nəl]

noun

middle [middles](centre, midpoint)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪd.l̩] [US: ˈmɪd.l̩]

adjective

intermediate(being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈmiː.dɪət] [US: ˌɪn.tər.ˈmiː.diət]

middle(located in the middle; in between)
adjective
[UK: ˈmɪd.l̩] [US: ˈmɪd.l̩]

noun

broker [brokers](mediator between a buyer and seller)
noun
[UK: ˈbrəʊkə(r)] [US: ˈbroʊkə(r)]

go-between [go-betweens](intermediary or middleman)
noun
[UK: ˈɡəʊ bɪ.twiːn] [US: ˈɡoʊ bɪ.twiːn]

名字 noun

middle name(name between given name and surname)
noun

noun

centrism [centrisms](moderate political philosophy)
noun
[UK: ˈsɛntərɪz(ə)m ] [US: ˈsɛntərɪz(ə)m ]

神經 noun

nervus intermediusnoun

語態 noun

middle voice(grammatical form)
noun

語言 noun

interlanguage(mixed language)
noun

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