interrupt
gb/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/ us/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
B1
영어
~ 900
의미
의미 0개
동사
B1
action
1
Stop someone in middle of talking/doing
To stop someone while they are talking or doing something.
사용 패턴：
to interrupt [someone/something]
자주 하는 실수：
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.
유의어
interject (More formal; usually refers specifically to speaking briefly during another's speech.)
|
cut in (Informal; often used for interrupting in conversation.)
반의어
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
연어
interrupt a conversation
|interrupt a meeting
|interrupt someone’s speech
|politely interrupt
주제
communication
|daily life
|relationships
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
동사
B1
action
2
Temporarily stop an activity/process
To make something stop for a short time.
사용 패턴：
to interrupt [an activity/process/event]
유의어
suspend (Often more formal; implies stopping for a set period.)
|
halt (Stronger and more abrupt stop.)
반의어
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
연어
interrupt service
|interrupt power supply
|interrupt production
주제
daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
예문
- Heavy rain interrupted the football match.
- The power outage interrupted the movie.
- Work was interrupted by a fire drill.
학습자용 예문
- The rain interrupted the game.
- The noise interrupted my sleep.
- The meeting was interrupted by a phone call.
명사
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.
유의어
signal (General term; in this context refers to communication to the processor.)
연어
hardware interrupt
|software interrupt
|interrupt handler
주제
technology
|computing
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- The computer stops when it gets an interrupt.
- A mouse click can make an interrupt.
- An interrupt tells the computer to do another job.
문법
기본형
interrupt
IPA
GB/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
US/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
음절 및 강세
in - ter - rupt （3음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
활용형
Verb
- Base: interrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: interrupts
- Present Participle: interrupting
- Past: interrupted
관련 단어
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
표현
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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- Sorry to interrupt, but could I ask a quick question?
- Sorry to interrupt, but your phone is ringing.