disrupt
UK/dis'rʌpt/US
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释义
v.
To interrupt an activity or process by causing disorder or a break in it.
扰乱，打断，使中断。
v.
To radically change a market or industry, especially with new technology.
（尤指用新技术）颠覆，彻底改变（市场或行业）。
词根拆分
词根派生dis-（分开）+ rupt（破）=「破得四散」。disrupt 就是把某事的顺畅运转破开，使其陷入混乱。现代商业义——创业公司「disrupt」一个行业——沿用同一意象：把旧的做事方式破开、打散。
词根 rupt 还连着 11 个词常用搭配
- 1.disrupt the meeting扰乱会议
- 2.disrupt traffic扰乱交通
- 3.disrupt an industry颠覆行业
- 4.seriously disrupt严重扰乱
例句
- 1.
Protesters tried to disrupt the meeting by chanting slogans.
抗议者试图通过高喊口号来扰乱会议。
- 2.
Heavy snow disrupted flights across the country.
大雪扰乱了全国的航班。
- 3.
Streaming services completely disrupted the music industry.
流媒体服务彻底颠覆了音乐行业。