Tra từ interrupt - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

inter·rupt [interrupt interrupts interrupted interrupting] BrE [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt] NAmE [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to say or do sth that makes sb stop what they are saying or doing
• Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you.
•~ with sth Would you mind not interrupting with questions all the time?
•~ sb/sth (with sth) I hope I'm not interrupting you.
•They were interrupted by a knock at the door.
•~ (sb) + speech ‘I have a question,’ she interrupted.
2. transitive ~ sth to stop sth for a short time
• The game was interrupted several times by rain.
• We interrupt this programme to bring you an important news bulletin.
3. transitive ~ sth to stop a line, surface, view, etc. from being even or continuous
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin interrupt- ‘broken, interrupted’, from the verb interrumpere, from inter- ‘between’ + rumpere ‘to break’.

Thesaurus:
interrupt verb
1. I, T
•Please stop interrupting me!
disturb • • cut in • • barge in • |especially spoken bother • |informal chip in • |formal intrude • • trouble •
interrupt/disturb sb/cut in/bother sb/chip in/trouble sb with sth
be sorry to interrupt sb/disturb sb/cut in/bother sb/intrude/trouble sb
Interrupt, disturb or bother? You usually interrupt sb who is speaking by speaking yourself. You can either disturb or bother sb who is trying to do sth on their own, by talking to them or asking questions. You can also disturb (but not bother or interrupt) sb who is trying to rest, by making a lot of noise.
2. T
•The game was interrupted twice by rain.
disrupt • • interfere with sth • • hold sb /sth back • • hamper • • hinder • • obstruct • • upset •
interrupt/disrupt/interfere with/hamper/hinder/obstruct (sb's) work
interrupt/disrupt a meeting

Example Bank:
•‘He's kidding,’ I interrupted hastily.
•I didn't manage to finish the report. I kept getting interrupted.
•I thought it better not to interrupt her with any comment.
•I'm sorry to interrupt, but there's a telephone call for you.
•It was all irrelevant, but I didn't dare interrupt him in mid-flow.
•The morning's work was constantly interrupted by phone calls.
•Their luncheon was brutally interrupted by gunfire.
•What was I saying, before we were so rudely interrupted?
•‘What's his name?’ John interrupted.
•I hope I'm not interrupting you.
•I've forgotten what you were saying, before we were so rudely interrupted.
•Please stop interrupting all the time!
•Sh! You're always interrupting me!
•Sorry to interrupt your dinner.
•They were interrupted by a knock on the door.
•Transport services were constantly interrupted by air raids.