English-Thai Dictionary
intersperse
VT กระจาย โปรย scatter distribute assemble kra-jai
intersperse among
PHRV ทำให้ กระจาย ไป ท่ามกลาง โปรย ท่ามกลาง โปรยปราย ระหว่าง intersperse between tam-hai-kra-jai-pai-tam-klang
intersperse between
PHRV ทำให้ กระจาย ไป ท่ามกลาง โปรย ท่ามกลาง โปรยปราย ระหว่าง intersperse among tam-hai-kra-jai-pai-tam-klang
intersperse with
PHRV กระจาย ด้วย กระจัดกระจาย ไป ด้วย kra-jai-duai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INTERSPERSE
v.t.interspers'. [L. interspersus; inter, between, and spargo, to scatter. ] To scatter or set here and there among other things; as an able argument interspersed with flowers of rhetoric. Intersperse shrubs among trees.
INTERSPERSED
pp. Scattered or situated here and there among other things.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INTERSPERSE
In `ter *sperse ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n.Interspersing. ] Etym: [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse. ]
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
intersperse
in ter sperse |ˌintərˈspərs ˌɪn (t )ərˈspərs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] scatter among or between other things; place here and there: interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying comic relief. • diversify (a thing or things ) with other things at intervals: a patchwork of open fields interspersed with copses of pine. DERIVATIVES in ter sper sion |-ˈspərZHən |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘diversify (something ) by introducing other things at intervals ’): from Latin interspers- ‘scattered between, ’ from interspergere, from inter- ‘between ’ + spargere ‘scatter. ’
Oxford Dictionary
intersperse
inter |sperse |ɪntəˈspəːs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] scatter among or between other things; place here and there: deep pools interspersed by shallow shingle banks. • diversify (a thing or things ) with other things at intervals: the debate was interspersed with angry exchanges. DERIVATIVES interspersion noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘diversify (something ) by introducing other things at intervals ’): from Latin interspers- ‘scattered between ’, from interspergere, from inter- ‘between ’ + spargere ‘scatter ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
intersperse
intersperse verb 1 giant poppies were interspersed among the rocks: scatter, disperse, spread, strew, dot, sprinkle, pepper. 2 the beech trees are interspersed with pines: intermix, mix, mingle, diversified, punctuate.
Oxford Thesaurus
intersperse
intersperse verb 1 giant lobelia were interspersed among crags of rock: scatter, distribute, disperse, spread, strew, dot, sprinkle, pepper, litter; literary bestrew. 2 the beech trees are interspersed with conifers: intermix, mix, mingle; vary, diversify, variegate, punctuate.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
intersperse
in ter sperse /ɪ̀ntə r spə́ː r s /動詞 他動詞 1 «…の間に /…の至る所に » …をまき散らす, 散在 [点在 ]させる (scatter ) «among , between , in /throughout » .2 〖通例be ~d 〗 «…が » 散在 [点在 ]している, ちりばめられている «with » .