interrupt
gb/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/ us/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 900
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
B1
action
1
Stop someone in middle of talking/doing
To stop someone while they are talking or doing something.
نمط الاستخدام:
to interrupt [someone/something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'interrupt' with 'disturb'. 'Interrupt' means to break the flow of an activity, especially speaking, while 'disturb' can mean to bother or cause discomfort without necessarily stopping an action.
المرادفات
interject (More formal; usually refers specifically to speaking briefly during another's speech.)
|
cut in (Informal; often used for interrupting in conversation.)
الأضداد
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
interrupt a conversation
|interrupt a meeting
|interrupt someone’s speech
|politely interrupt
الموضوعات
communication
|daily life
|relationships
أمثلة
- Please don’t interrupt me while I’m explaining.
- She interrupted the teacher to ask a question.
- The phone rang, interrupting our discussion.
- He rudely interrupted her in mid-sentence.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Do not interrupt your friend when he is talking.
- I will interrupt you if I have a question.
- The loud noise interrupted my work.
- He interrupted me with a joke.
فعل
B1
action
2
Temporarily stop an activity/process
To make something stop for a short time.
نمط الاستخدام:
to interrupt [an activity/process/event]
المرادفات
suspend (Often more formal; implies stopping for a set period.)
|
halt (Stronger and more abrupt stop.)
الأضداد
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
interrupt service
|interrupt power supply
|interrupt production
الموضوعات
daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Heavy rain interrupted the football match.
- The power outage interrupted the movie.
- Work was interrupted by a fire drill.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The rain interrupted the game.
- The noise interrupted my sleep.
- The meeting was interrupted by a phone call.
اسم
technical
C1
event
3
Computer signal stopping process
In computers, a signal that stops what the computer is doing so it can do something else.
المرادفات
signal (General term; in this context refers to communication to the processor.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
hardware interrupt
|software interrupt
|interrupt handler
الموضوعات
technology
|computing
أمثلة
- The keyboard generates an interrupt when a key is pressed.
- A hardware interrupt was triggered by the network card.
- The program waits for an interrupt before continuing.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The computer stops when it gets an interrupt.
- A mouse click can make an interrupt.
- An interrupt tells the computer to do another job.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
interrupt
IPA
GB/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
US/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
المقاطع والنبر
in - ter - rupt (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: interrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: interrupts
- Present Participle: interrupting
- Past: interrupted
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
interrupts
verb
interrupting
verb
interrupted
verb
Core family
interruption
noun B2
Related words
interrupter
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uninterrupted
adjective
Advanced or less common
interruptible
adjective
التعبيرات
interrupt someone’s train of thought
1/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt sˈʌmwˌʌnz tɹˈeɪn əv θˈɔt/
fixed phrase
Cause someone to lose their thinking flow
To make someone forget what they were thinking about by stopping them.
أمثلة
- The loud noise interrupted my train of thought.
- Don’t interrupt her train of thought while she’s writing.
sorry to interrupt
1/sˈɑɹi tə ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase
Polite way to stop someone speaking
A polite way to say you want to stop someone so you can speak.
أمثلة
- Sorry to interrupt, but could I ask a quick question?
- Sorry to interrupt, but your phone is ringing.