interrupted

Thân thiện

The phone call was interrupted by a sudden knock at the door.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Stopped temporarily: Describes something that has been halted or broken off for a period of time before potentially continuing.
   • Intermittent, not continuous: Describes an action, process, or state that stops and starts repeatedly, lacking a steady flow.

Usage

The adjective "interrupted" is used to describe an activity, event, or state that is not continuous. It often implies an external cause for the breaks or pauses. It can modify nouns directly or follow linking verbs like "be" or "seem."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The meeting was interrupted by a fire alarm. (The meeting was stopped temporarily by an external event.)
  • She had an interrupted night's sleep due to the noisy street. (Her sleep was not continuous; it was broken by periods of wakefulness.)
  • After the interrupted broadcast, the program resumed ten minutes later. (The broadcast was halted and then started again.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be interrupted": This passive construction is common to indicate that an action was stopped by someone or something.
  • The speaker was interrupted several times by questions from the audience.
• Used in technical or formal contexts to describe discontinuous patterns or signals.
  • The data transmission was interrupted, causing errors in the file.

Variants and Related Words

• Interrupt (verb): To stop the continuous progress of an activity or process.
  • Please do not interrupt me while I'm speaking.
• Interruption (noun): The act of interrupting or the state of being interrupted.
  • We continued after a brief interruption.
• Uninterrupted (adjective): Continuous, without any breaks or stops.
  • We enjoyed eight hours of uninterrupted sleep.

Synonyms

• Broken: Having intervals or gaps; not whole or continuous.
• Discontinuous: Characterized by breaks or interruptions.
• Fitful: Occurring in short, irregular bursts.
• Sporadic: Occurring at irregular intervals; not constant.

Antonyms

• Continuous: Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
• Uninterrupted: Not stopped or blocked.
• Constant: Occurring continuously over a period of time.

Related Phrases

• Interrupted line: A line, such as on a graph or map, that is made up of dashes, indicating a break or discontinuity.
• Interrupted suture: A surgical stitch technique involving a series of separate stitches.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. intermittently stopping and starting
   • fitful (or interrupted) sleep
   • off-and-on static
2. discontinued temporarily
   • we resumed the interrupted discussion

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fitful
• off-and-on