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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
interfere
inter·fere [interfere interferes interfered interfering] BrE [ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)] NAmE [ˌɪntərˈfɪr] verb intransitive 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. •~ in sth The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems. Derived: ↑interfere with somebody ▪ ↑interfere with something Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old French s'entreferir ‘strike each other’, from entre- ‘between’ + ferir (from Latin ferire ‘to strike’). Thesaurus: interfere verb I (disapproving) •I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. formal impinge • |disapproving meddle • • pry • • invade • |informal, disapproving muscle in • |formal, disapproving intrude • • encroach • interfere/meddle in sth interfere in/impinge on/invade/intrude on/encroach on sb's privacy interfere in/impinge on/pry into/invade/intrude on sb's life Example Bank: •Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student's work. •If you try and interfere in my life, I'll leave. •The court will not lightly interfere while an interim order is in place. •The courts are reluctant to interfere in these matters. •The judge cannot interfere directly in these proceedings. •They have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. •Why was he constantly interfering in her life? •You mustn't interfere with her work. •outsiders interfering in local politics •The police are unwilling to interfere in family problems. •You can listen in, but don't try to interfere in any way.
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