intransitive
adjective language specialized uk/ɪnˈtræn.sə.tɪv/ /ɪnˈtrɑːn.sə.tɪv/ /ɪnˈtræn.zə.tɪv/ /ɪnˈtrɑːn.zə.tɪv/ us/ɪnˈtræn.sə.t̬ɪv/
B2 （动词）不及物的
(of a verb) having or needing no object
In the sentence "I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't come", "come" is an intransitive verb. 在句子 I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't come 中，come 是不及物动词。
In this dictionary, verbs which are intransitive are marked [I]. 这本词典里不及物动词用 [I] 标记。
Compare: ditransitive transitive adjective
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- A lot of verbs are both transitive and intransitive.
- Any halfway decent teacher should be able to explain the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.