截

截 [jié] 动

1. ■ （切断; 割断） cut; sever:

截成两段 cut in two;

他把甘蔗截成几节。 He cut the sugarcane into several pieces.

敌人的退路已被截断。 The enemy's line of retreat was cut off.

2. ■ （阻拦） stop; check; stem; intercept:

把惊马截住 stop a bolting horse;

截流 dam a river;

截球 intercept a pass;

警察在路上截住交通， 以搜查可疑的车辆。 The police intercepted the traffic on the roads to examine vehicles under suspicion.

这封电报将把他截在巴黎。 The telegram will intercep him at Paris.

量

1. ■ （段） section; chunk; length:

半截粉笔 half a piece of chalk;

一截木头 a section of a log;

他话说了半截儿， 又缩回去了。 He broke off half way and said no more.

介

1. ■ （截止） by (a specified time); up to:

截至本月底 by the end of this month;

截至5月20日有近500人看了画展。 Up to the 20th of May about 500 people have visited the art exhibition.