interrupt
v
1 [Tn] break the continuity of (sth) temporarily 暂时中断或中止(某事物)
Trade between the two countries was interrupted by the war. 两国间贸易因战争而中断.
We interrupt this programme to bring you a news flash. 我们中断节目, 报告新闻快讯.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb/sth) (with sth) (derog 贬) stop (sb) speaking, etc or (sth) happening by speaking oneself or by causing some other sort of disturbance 打断(某人)讲话; 打岔; 打扰
Don't interrupt (me) while I'm busy! 我正忙著, 不要打搅我!
Don't interrupt the speaker now; he will answer questions later. 现在不要打断他的话, 他稍後再回答问题.
Hecklers interrupted her speech with jeering. 诘问者的嘲笑打断了她的讲话.
3 [Tn] destroy the uniformity of (sth) 打破(某事物)的同一性或均衡性
a vast flat plain interrupted only by a few trees 只有几棵树的广阔平原.
4 [Tn] obstruct (sth) 阻碍(某事物)
These new flats will interrupt our view of the sea. 这些新公寓将遮住我们眺望海景的视野.
🎯 考研助记
inter(相互)+rupt:在相互相交中被 打断 bankrupt破产:bank银行 rupt(=break)破裂 rupture n/v 破裂 ab(=off)+rupt:abrupt 突然的 co(共同)+rupt:corrupt 腐败的 dis(分离)+rupt:破裂分散即 使破裂 e(=out)+rupt:erupt=break out 暴发 i(=in)+rupt:irrupt:break in 突然闯入