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词组 butt in
释义
Idiom
butt in (on someone or something)
Theme: INTERRUPTION
to interrupt someone or something.
Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important.John butted in on Tom and Jane to tell them that the mail had come.That's a strange reason to butt in. What was in the mail?
Idiom
butt in
to interrupt.
Sorry to butt in on you like this, but there's an important call.

Phr V
butt in
butts, butting, butted
butt in
to rudely add a remark to someone else's conversation or speech, often stopping them from continuing what they were saying
He kept butting in all the way through her speech.
often + on
It irritates me the way she butts in on other people's conversations.
American & Australian informal to become involved when you are not wanted in a situation that is connected with other people
His mother is always butting in instead of letting us make our own plans.The manager warned the other players that his decisions were final and not to butt in.
butt in
verb to intrude into another's business or conversation US, 1899
phrasebutt in1. butt in to interrupt a conversation or someone who is speaking in a rude way, by saying something when it is not your turn to speak: The Minister complained that the interviewer kept butting in while he was trying to answer the questions. Sorry, I don't mean to butt in, but if you want a lift, Sarah, I need to leave now. SIMILAR TO: interrupt, butt in, muscle in2. butt in AmE informal to become involved in a situation when you are not wanted, for example because it is private: My neighbors are always butting in, wanting to know exactly what I'm doing. SIMILAR TO: interferebuttinsky n C AmE informal a person who tries to become involved in a situation when they are not wanted: Dealing with Buttinsky is never easy. Be firm without being hostile.

butt in

To interrupt someone or something. I'm sorry to butt in, but I have some information that might help. Mom is always using the phone in her office to butt in on my conversations!

butt in (on someone or something)

to interrupt someone or something. Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. John butted in on Tom and Jane to tell them that the mail had come.

butt in

Interfere, interrupt, intrude. For example, Mom is always butting in on our conversations, or It's against the law for employers to butt in on personal matters. This term alludes to the thrusting of an animal with its horns. [Slang; 1890s]

butt in

v.
To intrude upon or interrupt someone or something: You're always butting in my conversations, and I wish you'd stop. I can't believe that you butted in on that meeting! We were having a good talk until you butt in.
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