When the chemical reaction began to overheat, the lab technician had to intervene to adjust the temperature before the mixture became unstable.
当化学反应开始过热时，实验室技术员不得不介入调整温度，以免混合物变得不稳定。
A student has gathered the following notes about a public health intervention:
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Marine biologist Carlos Reyes's recent survey of the same reefs found that native fish populations have stabilized in areas where local fishers have been incentivized to harvest lionfish for restaurant markets, suggesting targeted human intervention may offset some of the damage Osei describes.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
A student has taken the following notes about a public health intervention:
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “intervene”?
B — Come between, get involved. “intervene” means come between, get involved.
Which word means “come between, get involved”?
C — intervene. “intervene” means come between, get involved.
intervene — come between, get involved. In Chinese: 干涉，介入.
intervene is pronounced /ˌɪntərˈviːn/.
When the chemical reaction began to overheat, the lab technician had to intervene to adjust the temperature before the mixture became unstable. (当化学反应开始过热时，实验室技术员不得不介入调整温度，以免混合物变得不稳定。)
intercede, mediate, step in — all close in meaning to intervene (come between, get involved).
ignore, withdraw — each the opposite of intervene (come between, get involved).
Yes. intervene is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
inter(between)+vene(come)