interstice

[US]/ɪnˈtɜːstɪs/
[UK]/ɪnˈtɜːrstɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 裂缝;空隙
Word Forms

Example Sentences

sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees.

阳光透过弧形树顶枝杈的缝隙穿射下来。

upper boulders were simply seated in the interstices below.

上层卵石刚好填在下面的缝隙中。

There is a gleam of luminous gold, where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds.

从西落太阳在云层里发现的一个直接空隙处,透出一缕金光。

Blood production —The marrow, located within the medullary cavity of long bones and the interstices of cancellous bone, produces blood cells in a process called haematopoiesis.

造血-骨髓位于长骨髓腔和松质骨间隙内,骨髓通过造血作用产生血细胞。

Real-world Examples

The sun streamed through the interstices and glinted on the shining magnolia leaves and sparkleberry bushes.

阳光穿过缝隙, 在闪闪发亮的玉兰叶和闪闪发光的浆果丛上闪闪发光。

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

We all live in the interstices of each other's lives, and we would all get a surprise if we could see everything.

我们都生活在彼此生活的缝隙中,如果能看清一切, 我们都会得到惊喜。

Source: under the net

From the transition from cave sketches to canvas paintings, or from classical sculptures to avant-garde installations, art has perennially embraced change, often thriving in the interstices of evolution.

从洞穴素描到油画的转变,或者从古典雕塑到前卫装置的转变,艺术始终拥抱变化,常常在进化的间隙中蓬勃发展。

Source: 2023-41

In the bosom of this little Grove stood a rustic Grotto, formed in imitation of an Hermitage. The walls were constructed of roots of trees, and the interstices filled up with Moss and Ivy.

在这片小树林的怀抱中,矗立着一座质朴的石窟,仿照修道院建造。墙壁是用树根建造的,空隙中长满了苔藓和常春藤。

Source: Monk (Part 1)

The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.

高高的窗户开着,虽然绿色的百叶窗部分拉上了,但花园里明亮的空气已经从一个宽阔的缝隙进来,让房间充满了温暖和芬芳。

Source: A Portrait of a Lady (Three)

But he gave out his own thoughts, likewise, with an airy and fanciful glow; so that they glistened, as it were, through the arbor, and made their escape among the interstices of the foliage.

但他同样带着一种空灵和幻想的光芒表达了自己的想法。因此,它们仿佛闪闪发光,穿过凉亭,逃到树叶的缝隙中。

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

The effort to see Harney around the corner of the screen, or through its interstices, made her unconscious of everything else; but the effort was unsuccessful, and gradually she found her attention arrested by her guardian's discourse.

努力从屏幕的一角或缝隙中看到哈尼,这让她对其他一切一无所知;但努力没有成功, 渐渐地,她发现自己的注意力被监护人的话语吸引住了。

Source: Summer

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