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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
intrude
in·trude [intrude intrudes intruded intruding] BrE [ɪnˈtruːd] NAmE [ɪnˈtruːd] verb (formal) 1. intransitive to go or be somewhere where you are not wanted or are not supposed to be •I'm sorry to intrude, but I need to talk to someone. •~ into/on/upon sb/sth legislation to stop newspapers from intruding on people's private lives 2. intransitive ~ (on/into/upon sth) to disturb sth or have an unpleasant effect on it •The sound of the telephone intruded into his dreams. Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘usurp an office or right’; originally as entrude): from Latin intrudere, from in- ‘into’ + trudere ‘to thrust’. Example Bank: •His father's image had begun to intrude on his consciousness at odd moments. •Personal, subjective elements should not be allowed to intrude. •Sorry to intrude, but I need to talk to someone. •They must be prevented from intruding into the family's private grief. •We need legislation to stop newspapers from intruding on people's private lives. •We should not intrude upon their private grief.
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