interrupted
/ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪntɚˈʌptɪd] /ˌɪn.t̬əˈrʌpt/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌɪntɚˈʌptɪd] /ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-təd/ (ame, mw)
interrupted — 動詞
- interruptedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- interrupteds3rd person singular
- interrupteding-ing form
- interruptededpast simple
1. to make a person who is talking stop for a moment because someone said or did so
打斷
讓別人暫時停下說話
to make a person who is talking stop for a moment because someone said or did something.
Noor interrupted the coach to ask whether practice would move indoors.
Noor 打斷了教練，想問練習是否要改到室內。
interrupt + person to ask a question
During the trial, the judge interrupted Leo before he finished the answer.
庭審中，法官在 Leo 還沒答完前就打斷了他。
A fire alarm interrupted Beatriz while she explained the final slide.
Beatriz 正在解說最後一張投影片時，被火警警報打斷了。
Christopher apologized after he interrupted Talia in front of the whole class.
Christopher 在全班面前打斷 Talia 後，立刻道了歉。
Ryo was interrupted twice by phone calls during the video interview.
Ryo 在視訊面試時，兩度被電話打斷。
- let finish
emphasizes allowing the speaker to complete what they are saying
- listen
focuses on staying silent and hearing the speaker out
文法句型
interrupted + person
interrupted + person + to + verb
be interrupted by + cause
用法筆記
The object is the person who was speaking. Add the reason with 'to' + verb or name the cause with 'by'. Unlike sense 2, this sense focuses on the speaker, not on the whole activity.
常見錯誤
2. to make an activity, process, signal, or similar thing stop for a time before it
中斷
讓活動或過程暫時停下
to make an activity, process, signal, or similar thing stop for a time before it could continue.
The outdoor concert was interrupted when strong wind knocked over two speakers.
強風吹倒兩個喇叭時，戶外演唱會被中斷了。
passive: event is interrupted by a cause
A software update interrupted Matthew's payment just before the final click.
就在最後一次點擊前，軟體更新中斷了 Matthew 的付款流程。
Heavy snow interrupted train service between Hsinchu and Miaoli all morning.
大雪讓新竹到苗栗之間的火車服務整個早上都中斷了。
Lakan's sleep was interrupted by a barking dog outside the window.
窗外的狗叫聲讓 Lakan 的睡眠被中斷了。
The live stream was interrupted again as the campus Wi-Fi flickered.
校園 Wi-Fi 一閃一閃時，直播又中斷了。
文法句型
interrupted + activity/process
be interrupted by + cause
interrupted + service/sleep/signal
用法筆記
Usually used for activities, services, sleep, signals, or another process that was already underway. Unlike sense 1, the thing interrupted is the event itself, not the person who was speaking.
常見錯誤
interrupted — 形容詞
- interruptedpositive
- more interruptedcomparative
- most interruptedsuperlative
1. describes something that stopped in the middle instead of continuing smoothly, e
中斷的
中途停下，之後可能再繼續
describes something that stopped in the middle instead of continuing smoothly, even if it started again later.
After three phone calls, Noor returned to her interrupted breakfast in the kitchen.
接了三通電話後，Noor 回到廚房繼續吃那頓中斷的早餐。
interrupted + meal after a pause
The village doctor warned that interrupted sleep can slow a child's recovery.
那位鄉村醫師提醒說，中斷的睡眠會拖慢孩子的恢復。
interrupted + sleep
Visitors faced interrupted train service after lightning hit the control room.
閃電打到控制室後，遊客遇上了中斷的火車服務。
Ryo saved the interrupted download and tried again after lunch.
Ryo 把那個中斷的下載存起來，午餐後再試一次。
The archive kept the interrupted interview because the speaker never returned.
那段中斷的訪談被檔案館保留下來，因為說話的人再也沒有回來。
- broken
broader and can describe something stopped, cut, or incomplete
- paused
often suggests a shorter or more deliberate stop
- discontinued
more formal and often used for services, products, or official programs
- continuous
keeps going without a break in time
- unbroken
emphasizes that nothing stopped the flow
文法句型
interrupted + sleep/service/meal
interrupted + noun
用法筆記
Common with sleep, service, study, conversation, meals, and downloads. It points to a stoppage in time, unlike sense 2, which describes visible or rhythmic gaps inside the thing itself.
常見錯誤
2. describes a line, pattern, rhythm, or similar thing that is broken by gaps inste
斷續的
中間有空缺，不連成一片
describes a line, pattern, rhythm, or similar thing that is broken by gaps instead of running in one smooth, even way.
The mural used interrupted blue lines to suggest waves moving in wind.
那幅壁畫用斷續的藍線，表現風中移動的海浪。
interrupted + lines in a visual pattern
An interrupted white stripe ran along the edge of the bike lane.
一條斷續的白線沿著自行車道邊緣延伸。
interrupted + stripe with visible gaps
The old record had an interrupted rhythm where the needle kept jumping.
那張老唱片有一段斷續的節奏，因為唱針一直跳動。
On the pottery bowl, interrupted circles framed the painted fish near the rim.
在那個陶碗上，斷續的圓圈圍著靠近碗緣的彩繪魚。
From far away, the fence looked like an interrupted dark line across the hill.
從遠處看，那道柵欄像一條橫過山坡的斷續黑線。
- discontinuous
more formal and technical for something not running without breaks
- broken
common word for something no longer in one unbroken piece or line
- dotted
works when the gaps create separate marks rather than one solid line
- continuous
runs evenly with no gaps
- solid
emphasizes a complete line or band with no breaks
文法句型
interrupted + line/pattern/rhythm
interrupted + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as line, pattern, rhythm, stripe, or border. It describes gaps within the form itself, not a single outside event that stopped an activity.