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单词 interrupt
释义
interrupt
(ɪntərʌpt )
Word forms: interrupts , interrupting , interrupted
1. verb B1+
If you interrupt someone who is speaking, you say or do something that causes them to stop.
Turkin tapped him on the shoulder. 'Sorry to interrupt, Colonel.' [VERB]
He tried to speak, but she interrupted him. [VERB noun]
interruption (ɪntərʌən )Word forms: interruptions variable noun B2
The sudden interruption stopped Beryl in mid-flow.
Synonyms: disruption, break, halt, obstacle  
2. verb B2
If someone or something interrupts a process or activity, they stop it for a period of time.
He has rightly interrupted his holiday in Spain to return to London. [VERB noun]
The match took nearly three hours and was interrupted at times by rain. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: suspend, break, stop, end  
interruption variable noun B2
...interruptions in the supply of food and fuel. [+ in/to]
Motherhood did not constitute much of an interruption to her career.
I was able to get on with my work without interruption.
Synonyms: stoppage, stop, pause, suspension  
3. verb
If something interrupts a line, surface, or view, it stops it from being continuous or makes it look irregular.
Taller plants interrupt the views from the house. [VERB noun]
Collocations:
interrupt a speech
She interrupted a speech to supporters yesterday to say that she had just received unconfirmed news of her impeachment hitting a roadblock.
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They interrupted his speech and all members who were singing had to be carried out of the building, amid protests.
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He interrupts her speech, rambling and pacing back and forth in front of her.
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He interrupted his speech, walked over to the window, opened it, took from me this large graph, carried it back and pasted it on the blackboard for all to see.
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Protestors interrupted the speech with loud shouting.
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interrupt transmission
We must all learn how to interrupt transmission.
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An efficient and practical intervention (e.g., a vaccine or antibiotic) must be available to interrupt transmission of the infective agent.
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These normally operate together as one antenna, but can operate separately so one section can be shut down for maintenance without interrupting transmission.
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The campaign had better results in preventing and curing malaria infections than in interrupting transmission.
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Most settings of the naturally streaming-enabled format can be changed on the fly without interrupting transmission.
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interrupted sleep
Signs to look out for include interrupted sleep patterns, loss of appetite and a lack of interest in hobbies.
The Sun
In fact, both tremors were too small to cause any damage other than interrupted sleep, and were weaker than those typically caused by coal mining.
Times, Sunday Times
Sufferers reported poor and interrupted sleep, early or delayed sleep depending on the direction of travel, mood changes, headaches, irritability and gastrointestinal difficulties.
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Stress, interrupted sleep and snacking on fast food during trips are all taking their toll.
The Sun
They also seemed to show that the reason for this was that a bad relationship led to anxiety and depression, which in turn fed into interrupted sleep.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 打断
Japanese: 中断する
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