interrupt
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to say or do something that makes somebody stop what they are saying or doing 插嘴；打扰；打岔 Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. 对不起打扰一下，有人要见你。 - interrupt with something
Would you mind not interrupting with questions all the time? 请你别老是插嘴问问题好吗？ - interrupt somebody/something
I hope I'm not interrupting you. 我希望我没有打搅你。 They were interrupted by a knock at the door. 他们被敲门声打断了。 - interrupt somebody/something with something
The President's speech was constantly interrrupted with boos and jeers. 总统的讲话经常被嘘声和嘲笑声打断。 - interrupt + speech
‘I have a question,’ she interrupted. “我有一个问题。” 她插嘴道。 - interrupt somebody + speech
‘Just listen for a moment,’ he interrupted her angrily. “听一会儿，”他生气地打断了她。
Express Yourself InterruptingInterrupting 打断别人 You may need to say something when somebody else is speaking, or you may be chairing a discussion where you have to stop one person talking too much. If you start talking at the same time as someone else, this will seem rude. To interrupt politely, you can say, for example: 在别人说话时需要插话或主持讨论时某人讲话过多需要打断，直接插话或打断会显得粗鲁，可用一些礼貌的方式，比如： Sorry to interrupt, but I have to disagree with that. 不好意思打断一下，但那一点我得表示异议。
Could I just say something here? 我可以插句话吗？
If I could, let me stop you there for a moment and go back to your previous point. 请容我打断您一下，回到您先前讲到的一点。
Actually, we seem to have strayed a bit from the topic. Can we go back to the first point? 实际上，我们似乎有点偏离了主题。我们可以回到第一点吗？
Just a moment, Sue. Can we hear what Jack has to say on this? 稍等一下，休。我们能听听杰克对此怎么说吗？
May I interrupt you there? I don't think that's true. 可以打断你一下吗？我认为那不是事实。
I’m sorry, but we’re running short on time. Can you please summarize very quickly so we can finish up? 抱歉，我们的时间不多了。请您快速总结一下我们就结束好吗？
I appreciate your enthusiasm on this topic, but I’m afraid we have a couple more people to hear from. 感谢您对这个话题的热情，但我们还得听听另外几个人的发言。
Could you two please discuss that issue privately after the meeting? We have several more items to cover and need to move on at this point. 请你们两位会后私下讨论那个问题好吗？我们还有几项内容要谈，现在该进入下一项内容了。
I’m sorry, I really have to stop you there. We've run out of time. 抱歉，我必须在此打断你。我们没有时间了。
Let’s save that conversation for another time. 那事我们下次再谈吧。
Extra Examples‘He's kidding,’ I interrupted hastily. “他在开玩笑。”我急忙打断道。 I didn't manage to finish the report. I kept getting interrupted. 我没能完成报告，因为老是被打断。 I thought it better not to interrupt her with any comment. 我想最好不要发表任何评论打断她。 I'm sorry to interrupt, but there's a telephone call for you. 抱歉打扰一下，有你的电话。 It was all irrelevant, but I didn't dare interrupt him in mid-flow. 他说的完全不相干，可是我不敢中途打断他。 What was I saying, before we were so rudely interrupted? 我们被无礼打断之前我说到哪儿了？ ‘What's his name?’ John interrupted. “他叫什么名字？”约翰插话道。 Please stop interrupting all the time! 请别老是插嘴！ Sh! You're always interrupting me! 嘘！你总是打断我！ Sorry to interrupt your dinner. 很抱歉打扰了你吃饭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- impatiently
- rudely
- angrily
- …
- be sorry to
- (not) dare (to)
- with
- get interrupted
- [transitive] interrupt something
to stop something for a short time 使暂停；使中断 The game was interrupted several times by rain. 比赛因下雨中断了几次。 We interrupt this programme to bring you an important news bulletin. 我们暂停本节目，插播重要新闻。
Extra ExamplesTransport services were constantly interrupted by air raids. 运输服务不断被空袭中断。 Their luncheon was brutally interrupted by gunfire. 他们的午餐会因为无情的炮火而中断了。 The morning's work was constantly interrupted by phone calls. 上午的工作不断被电话打断。
- [transitive] interrupt something
to stop a line, surface, view, etc. from being even or continuous 阻断，遮挡（连续线条、平面、景色等） There were no other buildings to interrupt the view of the valley. 没有其他建筑阻挡山谷的视线。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin interrupt- ‘broken, interrupted’, from the verb interrumpere, from inter- ‘between’ + rumpere ‘to break’.