intrude
Definitions
To go or come somewhere, especially into someone's private space or affairs, without being wanted or invited
闯入，侵入；打扰（尤指进入他人的私人空间或事务）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (in) + trud (push) = "push your way in." The literal image is forcing a door open; the modern meaning is social — pushing into a conversation, a private moment, or someone's affairs where you weren't invited. That's why it almost always takes on or into: intrude on someone's privacy.
Root trud still carries 10 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.intrude on someone's privacy侵犯某人隐私
- 2.intrude into someone's affairs干涉某人的事务
- 3.not wish to intrude不想打扰
- 4.intrude upon侵扰
Example Sentences
- 1.
I'm sorry to intrude, but I really need to talk to you.
- 2.
She felt the reporters were intruding on her family's grief.
- 3.
Work emails kept intruding into his weekend with the kids.
Easily Confused
intrude vs interrupt — Both break in uninvited, but interrupt stops something mid-flow (interrupt a speech, interrupt my work) — it's about timing. intrude crosses a boundary into space, privacy, or affairs where you don't belong — it's about place and propriety. You interrupt a meeting; you intrude on a private conversation.