爱华网【英语词汇】
interrupt、disrupt、suspend
cut short、breakoff、cut off
佳中
这组词都有“中断”、“打断”的意思。
interrupt“中断”、“打断”，指突然地介入而使正在进行的事情中断，如
讲话、工作、思考等。可引申出“打扰”、“影响”的意思，
1）His speech wasinterrupted time and again by the applause for theaudience.
他的演讲一次又一次地被观众的掌声中断。
2）A sudden knock atthe door interrupted his concentration on the problemunder
study.
突然的敲门声打断了他对所研究问题的思考。
3）I would havefinished the work if I had not been interrupted time andagain
this morning.
如果今天早上不是一次又一次打断/打扰的话，我可能已经完成这项工作了。
4）Most teachersencourage their students to take part in socialactivities,
providedthatthese activities donot interrupt / interfere with their usual
studies.
大多数的老师鼓励学生参加社会活动，只要这些活动不妨碍他们平时的学习。）
cutshort口语用语，用法同interrupt。
1）When Dick began totell about his summer vacation, the teacher cut himshort,
saying “Tell us about that another time.”
迪克开始讲他的暑假计划,老师打断他说:“你下次再谈吧” 。
2）The preachercut short his sermon when all of sudden the church caughtfire.
教堂突然起火，牧师中断了他讲道。
disrupt“中断”、“打乱”，指中断或打乱正常的运行、秩序，出现混乱。
1）The accident hasdisrupted railway service into and out of thecity.
这起事故已经中断了进出城市的铁路运输。
2）Their suddenwithdrawal of financial support disrupted our whole planto
build apower station there.
他们突然撤出财经支持，打乱了我们建造发电站的整个计划。
3）The stormdisrupted shortwave radio transmission, and crippled CoastGuard
loran navigation systems.
这次风暴使无线电短波通讯中断，海岸警卫队的洛兰远程导航系统瘫痪。
4）Now fathers areoften present at the birth of their children, but they
aredisruptingthenaturalness of childbirth for the mothers, says anexpert.
如今父亲们常常在孩子出生时待产于一旁，但是有位专家说他们会扰乱母亲们分娩的自然
性。
suspend基本意思是“悬挂”，由此引申出“暂停”、“中止”。指“停”、
“中止”进行某事或正在进行之中的活动。
1）Since neither of the two sides would give in, the talks had to besuspended.
由于双方都不肯让步，会谈不得不中止。
2）We have decided to suspend payment while we are waitingfor your definite
answer about shipment.
在我们等待你们关于确切货运情况的答复期间，我们决定延迟付款。
3）The oil price was given another push up this week whenIraqsuspendedoil
exports.
本周伊拉克暂停石油出口，这使油价又一次上扬。
4）Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarilytosuspendhostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。
breakoff“中断”，指中断谈话、谈判、联系、通讯等；也可指“断绝”关
系。
1）The negotiationhad to be broken off since they could not resolvetheir
differences.
由于他们无法解决他们之间的分歧，只好中断谈判。
2）Peter had one eyeon the suite doors, ready tobreakoffthe conversation the
moment they opened.
彼得一支眼睛盯着套房的门，准备等门一开，他就可中断谈话。
3）Wehadtobreakoffourdiscussionbecauseitwasgettinglate.
我们不得不中断讨论，因为时间越来越晚了。
4）Iam sorry to learn that the relationship between Tom and Alice hasbroken
off.
很抱歉，我得知汤姆和艾丽丝之间的关系已经断绝了。
cutoff“中断”、“停掉”、“切断”，指供给、联系等的中断。
1）Gas supplies havebeen cut off for more than seven days.
天然气供应被切断已超过7天。
2）Owing to heavysnow, the small town in the mountain was cut off from theoutside
world.
由于大雪，山上小镇与外界联系被中断。
3）Iwascutoffinthemiddleofthetelephonecall.
我的话讲了一半，电话中断了。
4）Universities mustdepend increasingly on corporations for contributions,since
high taxes have all but cut off the flow of the bigindividual contribution.
由于高税收几乎切断个人大的捐赠，高校越来越需要依赖靠公司企业的捐赠。
5）Asfamilies move away from their stable community, the flow ofinformation with
their friends and relativesiscutoff.
随着许多家庭远离稳定的社区、他们与朋友亲戚间的信息交流中了。
