Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6517
interruption
打断；中断
the act of interrupting or being interrupted; a break or disruption in an activity or in someone's speech
- 1.
The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
打断的行为,或被打断的状态。
- 2.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
打断连续性或使之中断的行为
- 3.
the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.
打断他人说话的行为。
- 4.
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
突然发生而打断进行中活动的事件
- 5.
A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
某事物停止的时间间隔。
- 6.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
某事暂时停止的时间间隔
打扰；干扰；间歇；暂停；打断的行为,或被打断的状态。；打断连续性或使之中断的行为；打断他人说话的行为。
In use
I'm sorry for the interruption, but your taxi has arrived.
Frequent interruptions during the workday make it hard to concentrate.
The power interruption lasted for several hours.
the telephone is an annoying interruption
interruption to [noun phrase]
There was an interruption to the broadcast.
广播被中断了。
without interruption
She worked without interruption for three hours.
她连续工作了三个小时没有中断。
an interruption in [noun phrase]
Connections
Collocations
- without interruption
- 不间断地
- The machine ran without interruption for 24 hours.机器不间断地运行了24小时。
- service interruption
- 服务中断
- The storm caused a service interruption for thousands of customers.暴风雨导致数千客户服务中断。
- business interruption
- 业务中断
- The company filed a claim for business interruption insurance.公司申请了业务中断保险索赔。
- unwanted interruption
- 不必要的打断
- She tried to work without any unwanted interruptions.她努力避免任何不必要的打断来工作。
- brief interruption
- 短暂的打断
- There was a brief interruption in the power supply.电力供应出现了短暂的打断。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一场会议被电话铃声打断，'inter-'（在中间）加上'rupt'（断裂），形成'interruption'（中断）。
Context & Register
中性词，通常用于描述对话、会议或活动被短暂打断的情形。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Corruption, disruption, and eruption rhyme with interruption (same stressed vowel /ʌ/ and ending /pʃən/). Intervention has a similar suffix but a different stressed vowel (/ɛ/), so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Learn the forms together
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