/,ɪntə'rʌpt; ,ɪntə`rʌpt/
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1 [Tn] break the continuity of (sth) temporarily 暂时中断或中止（某事物）
*Trade between the two countries was interrupted by the war. 两国间贸易因战争而中断.
* We interrupt this programme to bring you a news flash. 我们中断节目, 报告新闻快讯.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sb/sth) (with sth) (derog 贬) stop (sb) speaking, etc or (sth) happening by speaking oneself or by causing some other sort of disturbance 打断（某人）讲话; 打岔; 打扰
*Don't interrupt (me) while I'm busy! 我正忙着, 不要打搅我!
* Don't interrupt the speaker now; he will answer questions later. 现在不要打断他的话, 他稍後再回答问题.
* Hecklers interrupted her speech with jeering. 诘问者的嘲笑打断了她的讲话.
3 [Tn] destroy the uniformity of (sth) 打破（某事物）的同一性或均衡性
*a vast flat plain interrupted only by a few trees 只有几棵树的广阔平原.
4 [Tn] obstruct (sth) 阻碍（某事物）
*These new flats will interrupt our view of the sea. 这些新公寓将遮住我们眺望海景的视野.

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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of interrumpere, from rumpere 'to break']
[I and T]
to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc
　Will you stop interrupting me when I'm talking!
　Sorry to interrupt, but I need to ask you to come downstairs.
[T]
to make a process or activity stop temporarily
　My studies were interrupted by the war.
[T]
if something interrupts a line, surface, view etc it stops it from being continuous
>interruption [-'rʌpʃən/