interrupt
gb/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/ us/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
B1
Anglų
~ 900
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
B1
action
1
Stop someone in middle of talking/doing
To stop someone while they are talking or doing something.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to interrupt [someone/something]
Dažna klaida:
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.
Sinonimai
interject (More formal; usually refers specifically to speaking briefly during another's speech.)
|
cut in (Informal; often used for interrupting in conversation.)
Antonimai
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
Kolokacijos
interrupt a conversation
|interrupt a meeting
|interrupt someone’s speech
|politely interrupt
Temos
communication
|daily life
|relationships
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Veiksmažodis
B1
action
2
Temporarily stop an activity/process
To make something stop for a short time.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to interrupt [an activity/process/event]
Sinonimai
suspend (Often more formal; implies stopping for a set period.)
|
halt (Stronger and more abrupt stop.)
Antonimai
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
Kolokacijos
interrupt service
|interrupt power supply
|interrupt production
Temos
daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- Heavy rain interrupted the football match.
- The power outage interrupted the movie.
- Work was interrupted by a fire drill.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The rain interrupted the game.
- The noise interrupted my sleep.
- The meeting was interrupted by a phone call.
Daiktavardis
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.
Sinonimai
signal (General term; in this context refers to communication to the processor.)
Kolokacijos
hardware interrupt
|software interrupt
|interrupt handler
Temos
technology
|computing
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The computer stops when it gets an interrupt.
- A mouse click can make an interrupt.
- An interrupt tells the computer to do another job.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
interrupt
IPA
GB/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
US/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
in - ter - rupt (3 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: interrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: interrupts
- Present Participle: interrupting
- Past: interrupted
Žodžių šeima
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
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- Sorry to interrupt, but could I ask a quick question?
- Sorry to interrupt, but your phone is ringing.