"interrupting" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打斷
• 中斷

Definition

指在別人說話或做某事時讓其停下來，或使一項活動在完成前暫停。這個詞也常指別人還沒說完就插話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在對話裡常帶有負面含義，因為可能顯得不禮貌，例如 'Stop interrupting me.' 常見搭配有 'interrupt someone'、'interrupt a meeting'、'interrupt with a question'。表示別人還沒說完就插話時，'interrupt' 比 'cut in' 或 'jump in' 更直接、語氣更重。

Examples

Please stop interrupting me while I speak.

我說話時，請不要再**打斷**我了。

The phone kept interrupting our dinner.

電話一直在**打斷**我們的晚餐。

She said sorry for interrupting the class.

她為**打斷**課堂而道了歉。

I hate interrupting, but this can't wait.

我不想**打斷**，但這件事不能等。

He has a bad habit of interrupting people mid-sentence.

他有個壞習慣，老是在別人講到一半時**打斷**別人。

Sorry for interrupting — what were you saying?

抱歉**打斷**一下——你剛才說到哪兒了？