| 单词 | disruption |
| 释义 | disruption (once / 2024 pages) n A disruption is a major disturbance, something that changes your plans or interrupts some event or process. A screaming child on an airplane can be a disruption of the passengers' sleep. A break in the action, especially an unplanned and confusing one, is a disruption. A sudden thunderstorm is an unwelcome disruption of an outdoor wedding ceremony, and a flat tire on an elaborate float will probably cause a parade disruption. When you disrupt something, you upset it or mess it up. In Latin disrupt means "broken into pieces," from dis, "apart," and rumpere, "to break." WORD FAMILYdisruption: disruptions+/disrupt: disrupted, disrupting, disruption, disruptive, disrupts/disruptive: disruptively USAGE EXAMPLESCampaigners said the rise was a "kick in the teeth" for passengers after months of widespread strike disruption. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, the sporting event that causes the most disruption on the District’s streets, is March 11. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Five of 14 routes experienced major disruption on Hogmanay. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) 1n an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity Syn|Hypo|Hyper break, gap, interruption cut-in, insert (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film cut-in, insert(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interpositionthe action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts abruption, breaking offan instance of sudden interruption barracking, hecklingshouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree delay, holdup the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time 2n an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity Syn|Hyper dislocation break, interruption some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity 3n the act of causing disorder Syn|Hypo|Hyper perturbation breakdown, dislocation the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue surprisal, surprisethe act of surprising someone disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion 4n a disorderly outburst or tumult Syn|Hypo|Hyper commotion, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do convulsion, turmoil, upheaval a violent disturbance earthquakea disturbance that is extremely disruptive incidenta public disturbance splash, stira prominent or sensational but short-lived news event storm, tempesta violent commotion or disturbance storm center, storm centrea center of trouble or disturbance garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproara state of commotion and noise and confusion combustiona state of violent disturbance and excitement disorder a disturbance of the peace or of public order |
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