intrude
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·trude /ɪnˈtruːd/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1 INTERFEREto interrupt someone or become involved in their private affairs, in an annoying and unwanted way 打扰；干涉〔令对方不快〕 Would I be intruding if I came with you? 我要是和你一起去，会不会打扰你？intrude into/on/upon Employers should not intrude into the private lives of their employees. 雇主不应干涉雇员的私生活。2 WANTto come into a place or situation, and have an unwanted effect 闯入；侵扰intrude on It is to be hoped that TV cameras never intrude on this peaceful place. 希望电视摄像机永远不要打扰这一宁静祥和之地。→ See Verb table
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intrude• I don't want to intrude, but are you all right?• Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. I didn't realize you were on the phone.• Companies should not have the right to intrude into employees' personal lives by giving them psychological tests.• It's very important not to intrude on the family's grief, whilst still helping with the funeral arrangements.intrude into/on/upon• The need for ubiquitous intelligence capabilities might intrude on civil liberties.• What if he didn't want her to intrude on his being?• They had not even let her keep her own loneliness but had intruded on it.• They intrude into our personal relationships, govern our patterns of consumption, inform our very notion of human worth.• The vagaries of her life and moods can intrude on the household or affect the child.• Domesticity need never intrude on the relationship; it may be sporadic, but when there it is always intense.• Failure was not allowed to intrude upon the seamless past Amelia presented to the world.• She has spent much of the last year lobbying Congress against bills that would intrude upon wilderness areas in her state.intrude on• Gas stations and fast food places intrude on the city's sense of history.Origin intrude (1400-1500) Latin intrudere, from trudere “to push”in·trude verbChineseSyllable
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intrude
in‧trude /ɪnˈtruːd/
verb [intransitive]
Would I be intruding if I came with you?
intrude into/on/upon
Employers should not intrude into the private lives of their employees.
2. to come into a place or situation, and have an unwanted effect
intrude on
It is to be hoped that TV cameras never intrude on this peaceful place.
▪ interfere to try to get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed: She tried not to interfere in her children’s lives. | It’s not your problem, so don’t interfere.
▪meddle to interfere in someone else’s affairs in a way that is annoying for them. Meddle is more informal than interfere, and has more of a feeling of being annoyed: I did not want my parents meddling in my private affairs. | He warned diplomats against meddling in Indonesia’s affairs.
▪intrude to interfere by being somewhere where you are not wanted, or getting involved in a situation that is private – used especially when saying that you want to avoid doing this: Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude while you were on the phone. | When someone dies, people are often worried about intruding.
▪butt in informal to interfere by trying to become involved in a private situation or conversation that does not concern you: Stop butting in, will you! | I didn’t want to give them any advice in case they thought I was butting in.
▪pry to try to find out what someone else is doing in their private life, by asking questions or secretly checking what they are doing, in a way that seems annoying or rude: Journalists like to pry into the lives of the rich and famous. | I didn’t mean to pry – I just wanted to know if I could help.
▪poke/stick your nose into something informal to ask questions about someone else’s private life or give them advice they do not want, in a way that annoys them: She’s one of those people who’s always poking her nose into other people’s business.
in‧trude /ɪnˈtruːd/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: intrudere, from trudere 'to push'
1. to interrupt someone or become involved in their private affairs, in an annoying and unwanted way:Language: Latin
Origin: intrudere, from trudere 'to push'
intrude into/on/upon
2. to come into a place or situation, and have an unwanted effect
intrude on
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