中断 — meaning in English
chuudan
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English meaning
- hiatus noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
- interrupt verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
- interruption noun An act of breaking in on something, or a pause caused by this.
- pause verb To stop something briefly, intending to continue later.
Senses
中断 is used for these senses in English:
- hiatus An interruption, break, pause or absence.
- interrupt (ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
- interruption The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
- interruption A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
- pause A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- pause (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
hiatus — full definition
- noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
- noun A gap or opening, used in technical contexts such as anatomy or geology.
interrupt — full definition
- verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
- noun Computing: a signal that makes a computer pause its current task to deal with something more urgent.