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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ter·rupt
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, from inter- + rumpere to break — more at reave DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. to stop or hinder by breaking in interrupted the speaker with frequent questions 2. to break the uniformity or continuity of a hot spell occasionally interrupted by a period of cool weather intransitive verb : to break in upon an action; especially : to break in with questions or remarks while another is speaking
DATE 1957 : a feature of a computer that permits the temporary interruption of one activity (as the execution of a program) in order to perform another; also : the interruption itself English Etymology interrupt c.1420, from L. interruptus, pp. of interrumpere "break apart, break off," from inter- "between" + rumpere "to break" (see rupture, and compare corrupt). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ interrupt inter·rupt / 7intE5rQpt / verb1. ~ (sb / sth) (with sth) to say or do sth that makes sb stop what they are saying or doing 插嘴；打扰；打岔: ▪ [V] Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. 对不起打扰一下,有人要见你。 Would you mind not interrupting all the time? 请你别老是插嘴好吗？ ▪ [VN] I hope I'm not interrupting you. 我希望我没有打搅你。 They were interrupted by a knock at the door. 他们被敲门声打断了。 ▪ [also V speech , VN speech] 2. [VN] to stop sth for a short time 使暂停；使中断: The game was interrupted several times by rain. 比赛因下雨中断了几次。 We interrupt this programme to bring you an important news bulletin. 我们暂停本节目,插播重要新闻。 3. [VN] to stop a line, surface, view, etc. from being even or continuous 阻断,遮挡(连续线条、平面、景色等) Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English interrupt verb ADV. impatiently | rudely What was I saying, before we were so rudely interrupted? | harshly, sharply ‘Don't talk like that!’ he interrupted harshly. | brutally, cruelly, violently Their luncheon was brutally interrupted by gunfire. | abruptly, suddenly | temporarily | constantly, repeatedly The morning's work was constantly interrupted by phone calls. | occasionally, periodically VERB + INTERRUPT be sorry to I'm sorry to interrupt, but there's a telephone call for you. | (not) dare (to) It was all irrelevant, but I didn't dare interrupt him in mid-flow. PREP. with I thought it better not to interrupt her with any comment. PHRASES get interrupted I didn't manage to finish the report. I kept getting interrupted. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: ARREST 1, check, halt, stall, stay Related Words: defer, intermit, postpone, suspend 2 to ask questions or make remarks while another is speaking FF1C;a chatterbox who habitually interrupts everyoneFF1E; Synonyms: break in, chime in, chip in Related Words: cut in, put in Idioms: break in on (or upon) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·ter·rupt I. \ˌintəˈrəpt\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English interrupten, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, from inter- + rumpere to break — more at reave transitive verb 1. : to stop by breaking in : halt, hinder, or interfere with the continuation of (some activity) : prevent (one) from proceeding by intrusive or interpolated comment or action < the … recovery was interrupted by the depression of 1883-85 — F.A.Bradford > < interrupt a speaker with frequent questions > 2. : to break or stop the uniformity, continuity, sequence, or course of : introduce a difference in < an affair of copious eating and still more copious drinking, interrupted by bouts of homemade fun — Aldous Huxley > < the plain narrows and is interrupted by broad spurs from the Pennines — L.D.Stamp > 3. obsolete : obstruct , thwart , prevent intransitive verb : to break in upon some action or discourse : interpolate ; especially: to break in with questions or remarks while another is speaking < a bad habit of interrupting > Synonyms: see arrest II. noun Etymology: interrupt, verb : a feature of a computer that permits the execution of one program to be interrupted in order to execute another ; also : the interruption itself |
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