Word · Frequency #3386
interrupts
中断；中断信号
interrupts is the plural of interrupt.
An event that causes a computer or other device to pause what it is doing and attend to a condition.
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An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
导致计算机或其他设备暂时停止当前工作以处理某条件的事件
导致计算机或其他设备暂时停止当前工作以处理某条件的事件；中断；[计] 中断
In use
Please don't interrupt me while I'm speaking.
The phone call interrupted our dinner.
He interrupted the meeting to ask a question.
Connections
Collocations
- hardware interrupt
- 硬件中断
- A hardware interrupt can stop the CPU immediately.硬件中断可以立即停止 CPU。
- software interrupt
- 软件中断
- The operating system uses a software interrupt to request a service.操作系统使用软件中断来请求服务。
- interrupt handler
- 中断处理程序
- The interrupt handler quickly saves the current state.中断处理程序会快速保存当前状态。
- interrupt request
- 中断请求
- Each device sends an interrupt request on a specific line.每个设备通过特定线路发送中断请求。
- non-maskable interrupt
- 不可屏蔽中断
- A non-maskable interrupt cannot be ignored by the processor.处理器无法忽略不可屏蔽中断。
- timer interrupt
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 interrupt 拆成 inter + rupt 来记：inter 像“在中间”，rupt 像“断裂”；想象一根数据线在中间断开，电脑暂停当前工作去处理这个中断。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：technical documentation、computer science textbooks、system design discussions 该义项是计算机领域的专业术语，多用于技术文档、教材或系统设计讨论等正式场合，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 interrupt 真正押韵的词（重音都在 -rupt 上）：abrupt, erupt, corrupt, disrupt。注意 bankrupt 虽也以 -rupt 结尾，但重音在第一个音节，不押韵；intercept 虽与 interrupt 一样以 inter- 开头，但结尾读音完全不同。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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