(1) The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career. (2) an interruption to the power supply (3) I managed to work for two hours without interruption .
interruption [ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
vt.刺激，使兴奋；使发怒；使感到不适；使疼痛，使发炎； vi.引起恼怒；引起不愉快；
adj.广阔的；巨大的；大量的；巨额的； n.浩瀚；广大无边的空间；
adj.不幸运的，倒霉的；不吉祥的；不顺利的；不凑巧的；
(1) a passenger train (= carrying passengers, not goods) (2) The firm cannot afford to carry passengers. (3) Mr Fullemann was a passenger in the car when it crashed.
passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
顺便地，附带说说；顺便一提；
n.乘客，旅客；行人，过路人；碍手碍脚的人；
n.离开，离去；起程；背离；东西距离；
adv.很少，罕见；难得；不大；
(1) to make threats against sb (2) She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign. (3) He received death threats from right-wing groups.
threat [θret] 📢 UK📢 US
v.依靠，依赖；
n.猿；狂热；模仿者； vt.模仿；
有权；
n.威胁；恐吓；凶兆；
(1) They overstayed their visa. (2) Up to forty per cent of the students had overstayed their visas. (3) Finally, never overstay your welcome.
(1) violent crime (2) Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. (3) He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.)
(1) Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition. (2) Teachers were threatened with kitchen knives, physically assaulted and verbally abused.. (3) Information is given to the patient verbally and in writing.
verbally [ˈvɜ:bəli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.言词上；口头地；照字面地；作为动词；
n.理发；发型；发式；
n.[地名][大洋洲]澳大利亚，澳洲；澳元；
n.部门，部；系，学部；知识范围；车间；
(1) The telephone was out of order, but is functional now. (2) The elevator to success out of order. (3) Not that the machine is out of order, but that I have not learned to operate it.
out of order [aut ɔv ˈɔ:də] 📢 UK📢 US
v.应该，被期望；
n.摔跤选手；扭斗者，搏斗者；
由…所做成的（用于原材料不易看出的场合）；
故障， 违反规程；
(1) The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble. (2) Call me urgently if you have anything to report. (3) The company is expected to report record profits this year.
(1) Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. (2) He flatly refused to discuss the matter. (3) She refused to accept that there was a problem.
refuse [ˈrefju:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n.废物，垃圾；vi.拒绝，回绝； vt.推却，回绝；拒绝给（所需之物）；不愿，不肯；
因…而发笑；嘲笑；蔑视；对…满不在乎；
adv.免费；
n.（人的）情况；局面，形势，处境；位置；[心理学]情境；
(1) They have the right to come in and inspect the meter. (2) Women can come in here and not feel intimidated. (3) Colleges and universities come in all shapes and sizes.
come in.
📢 UK📢 US
adv.绝望地；不顾一切地；<口>极度地；猛烈地；
进来。；
n.形状，形式；外形；方式；表格； vt.形成；构成；组织；塑造； vi.形成，产生；排队，整队；
adj.无聊的，无趣的，烦人的； v.令人厌烦( bore的过去式和过去分词 )；挖；掘；钻；
(1) crimes/acts/threats of violence (2) He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police. (3) domestic violence (= between family members)
(1) The job applicant must have good verbal skills. (2) non-verbal communication (= expressions of the face, gestures , etc.) (3) a verbal agreement/warning
(1) an electric motor (2) an electric light/guitar, etc. (3) an electric current/charge
electric [ɪˈlektrɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.电的，带电的；发电的，导电的；令人激动的；电动的； n.电动车辆；带电体；
vi.勘查， 探测， 勘探；[医]探查（伤处等），探索，研究； vt.探索， 探究， 仔细查看；
对（某人）生气；
n.俄亥俄州（美国州名）；[地名] [加拿大、美国] 俄亥俄；
(1) She's in a good mood today (= happy and friendly) . (2) He's always in a bad mood (= unhappy, or angry and impatient) . (3) to be in a foul/filthy mood
mood [mu:d] 📢 UK📢 US
v.做得好，进展好；搞好；
发疯；
参加…，参与…活动；插脚；厕；预；
n.心情；语气；气氛；坏心境；
(1) Clint is awful smart. (2) the awful horrors of war (3) [不可数名词]the sheer awfulness of the situation
(1) Whoever breaks the school windows will be in for trouble! (2) You might be in for a shock at the sheer hard work involved. (3) He will be in for it if he doesn't get home on time.
be in for [bi: in fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.行为；态度；（机器等的）运转状态；（事物的）反应；
adj.环球的，环游世界的；
必定会遭到， 定要受罚；
n.亿万富翁；巨富；
(1) I took my M. A. just for fun really. (2) She invited some of her friends over for fun and games. (3) She's painting for fun.
(1) They broke my windows and threatened me. (2) The attacker threatened them with a gun. (3) He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work.