disrupt
verb- disrupt something
to make it difficult for something to continue in the normal way 扰乱;使中断;打乱 Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting. 示威者成功地扰乱了会议。 Bus services will be disrupted tomorrow because of the bridge closure. 明日公共汽车服务将因大桥停止通行而受影响。
Extra ExamplesThe bad weather has seriously disrupted supplies of food. 恶劣的天气严重影响了食物供应。 They warned that climate change could potentially disrupt economic activity. 他们警告说气候变化有可能扰乱经济活动。 I'm not going to let him disrupt my life any longer. 我不会再让他扰乱我的生活了。 Public transport services are likely to be severely disrupted tomorrow. 公交服务明天可能会受到严重干扰。 The award ceremony was completely disrupted by a technicians' strike. 颁奖仪式被技术人员的罢工完全扰乱了。 The refusal of the US to participate threatened to disrupt the negotiations. 美国拒绝参与可能会破坏谈判。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- threaten to
- attempt to
- be designed to
- …
- an attempt to disrupt something
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin disrupt- ‘broken apart’, from the verb disrumpere.