interrupt
verb uk/ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/ us/ˌɪn.t̬əˈrʌpt/
(STOP SPEAKING)
B1 [ I or T ]打断（其他人说话）
to stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or do
She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her. 她试图解释所发生的事情，但他不停地打断她。
I wish you'd stop interrupting. 但愿你别打断我的话。
- More examples
- Please feel free to interrupt me if you don't understand anything.
- Please go on with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you.
- The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech.
- He's very impatient and always interrupts me mid-sentence.
- She rudely interrupted my speech.
(STOP HAPPENING)
B2 [ T ]短暂中止
to stop something from happening for a short period
We had to interrupt our trip when we heard John's mother had had an accident. 当我们听到约翰母亲发生意外后，不得不中断了我们的行程。