interject

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interject

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ter·ject /ˌɪntəˈdʒekt $ -ər-/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal INTERRUPTto interrupt what someone else is saying with a sudden remark 突然插话 ‘That’s absolute rubbish!’ he interjected. “那全是废话！”他突然插话道。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

interject• "Of course not!" Garland interjected.Origin interject (1500-1600) Latin past participle of intericere, from jacere “to throw”

in·ter·ject verbChineseSyllable

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interject
in‧ter‧ject /ˌɪntəˈdʒekt $ -ər-/

verb [intransitive and transitive] formal

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of intericere, from jacere 'to throw'

to interrupt what someone else is saying with a sudden remark:

‘That’s absolute rubbish!’ he interjected.

inter·ject

BrE

/ˌɪntəˈdʒekt/

NAmE

/ˌɪntərˈdʒekt/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

interject

BrE

/ˌɪntəˈdʒekt/

NAmE

/ˌɪntərˈdʒekt/

present simple - he / she / it

interjects

BrE

/ˌɪntəˈdʒekts/

NAmE

/ˌɪntərˈdʒekts/

past simple

interjected

BrE

/ˌɪntəˈdʒektɪd/

NAmE

/ˌɪntərˈdʒektɪd/

past participle

interjected

BrE

/ˌɪntəˈdʒektɪd/

NAmE

/ˌɪntərˈdʒektɪd/

-ing form

interjecting

BrE

/ˌɪntəˈdʒektɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˌɪntərˈdʒektɪŋ/

[transitive

, intransitive]

+ speech |

~ (sth)

(

formal

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to interrupt what sb is saying with your opinion or a remark 打断（别人的讲话）；插话

◆'You're wrong,' interjected Susan. “你错了。” 苏珊插嘴说。