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obtrude

🇬🇧 UK/әb'tru:d/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To impose oneself or one's ideas on others uninvited; to intrude or thrust forward unwantedly

强行闯入,强加于人,冒昧打扰

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
obagainst, toward, in the way of
+
trudethrust, push, shove
=obtrude

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He didn't want to obtrude his personal problems on his colleagues.

  • 2.

    Aggressive advertising obtrudes into people's daily lives through multiple channels.

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