interrupt
interrupt
verb
[with obj.]
interruptible
adjective
interruption
noun
interruptive
adjective
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process)
中止，中断，打断（活动或过程）
the buzzer interrupted his thoughts.
蜂鸣器打断了他的沉思。
■stop (someone speaking) by saying or doing something
打断，打岔（某人讲话）
‘Of course…’ Shepherd began, but his son interrupted him.
“当然了…”谢泼德开始说道，但是他儿子打断了他。
[with direct speech]‘Hold on,’ he interrupted.
“别挂断，”他打断说。 - break the continuity of (a line or surface)
打破（线条或平面的）连续性
the coastal plain is interrupted by chains of large lagoons.
沿海平原被一连串大礁湖隔断。
■obstruct (something, especially a view)
遮断，阻碍（尤指视线）
interruptible
adjective
interruption
noun
interruptive
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin interrupt- 'broken, interrupted', from the verb interrumpere, from inter- 'between' + rumpere 'to break'
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