interfere

US: /ˌɪnɝˈfɪɹ/, /ˌɪntɝˈfɪɹ/
UK: /ˌɪntəfˈi‍ə/


English Vietnamese dictionary


interfere /,intə'fiə/
  • nội động từ ((thường) + with)
    • gây trở ngại, quấy rầy
      • these goings and coming interfere with the work: sự đi đi lại lại đó gây trở ngại cho công việc
      • don't interfere with me!: đừng có quấy rầy tôi!
    • can thiệp, xen vào, dính vào
      • to interfere in somebody's affairs: can thiệp vào việc của ai
    • (vật lý) giao thoa
    • (raddiô) nhiễu
    • đá chân nọ vào chân kia (ngựa)
    • (thể dục,thể thao) chặn trái phép; cản đối phương cho đồng đội dắt bóng lên
    • chạm vào nhau, đụng vào nhau; đối lập với nhau
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) xin được quyền ưu tiên đăng ký một phát minh (khi có nhiều người cùng xin)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
[VN] ~ (in sth) to get involved in and try to influence a situation that does not concern you, in a way that annoys other people: I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. + The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.
Phrasal Verbs: interfere with sb (BrE) to touch a child in a sexual way
interfere with sth
1 to prevent sth from succeeding or from being done or happening as planned: She never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work.
2 to touch, use or change sth, especially a piece of equipment, so that it is damaged or no longer works correctly: I'd get fired if he found out I'd been interfering with his records.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 meddle, intrude, butt in, intervene, intercede, interpose, interrupt, Colloq horn in, put or stick in one's oar or one's oar in, poke one's nose in, US kibitz:
Stop interfering in things that do not concern you.
2 hinder, impede, hamper, block, obstruct, encumber, slow, retard, handicap, set back, get in the way of, frustrate, conflict, inhibit, trammel, subvert, sabotage:
Allow nothing to interfere with the course of true love.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

seriously
Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student's work.
| directly
The judge cannot interfere directly in these proceedings.
| not lightly
The court will not lightly interfere while an interim order is in place.

VERB + INTERFERE

have a right to
Britain has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
| try and/to
If you try and interfere in my life, I'll leave.
| be reluctant to
The courts are reluctant to interfere in these matters.

PREP.

in
outsiders interfering in local politics
| with
You mustn't interfere with her work.


Concise English dictionary


interferes|interfered|interfering‚ɪntə(r)'fɪr /-'fɪə
verb
+come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
+get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force