interfere
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they interfere | |
he / she / it interferes | |
past simple interfered | |
past participle interfered | |
-ing form interfering |
to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people 干涉;干预;介入 I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预,让我自己拿主意。 - interfere in something
The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems. 警方很不情愿插手家庭问题。
Extra ExamplesIf you try and interfere in my life, I'll leave. 如果你试图干涉我的生活,我就离开。 The court will not lightly interfere while an interim order is in place. 临时命令发布后,法庭一点儿都不会干预。 The courts are reluctant to interfere in these matters. 法院不愿干预这类事情。 The judge cannot interfere directly in these proceedings. 法官不能直接干预这些诉讼程序。 They have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. 他们无权干涉别国内政。 Why was he constantly interfering in her life? 他为什么老是干扰她的生活? outsiders interfering in local politics 干涉当地政务的外来人 You can listen in, but don't try to interfere in any way. 你可以偷听,但不要试图以任何方式干涉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- seriously
- directly
- constantly
- …
- be allowed to
- have a right to
- attempt to
- …
- in
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French s'entreferir ‘strike each other’, from entre- ‘between’ + ferir (from Latin ferire ‘to strike’).