| 词组 | interfere with |
| 释义 | interfere with 1. interfere with sth to prevent someone from doing something, for example their work or their studies, or to prevent something from making progress: ▪ Students should not work so many hours that the job interferes with school work. ▪ He refused to let his illness interfere with his duties as President. ▪ Even quite low levels of lead can interfere with a child's mental development. ▪ worries that the bombing campaign could interfere with the peace process 2. interfere with sb BrE formal to have sex with children or touch them in a sexual way: ▪ He was put in prison for interfering with his daughter. ■ SIMILAR TO: molest 3. interfere with sb BrE to threaten to harm someone who is going to give evidence or decide if someone is guilty in a court of law, in order to influence them: ▪ The trial ended suddenly, and many people thought the witnesses had been interfered with. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get at 4. interfere with sth to deliberately damage something so that it does not work properly: ▪ Accident investigators believe that the car's brakes may have been interfered with. ▪ Police say the thieves managed to interfere with the bank's alarm system. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tamper with |
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