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Space junk threatened the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently.
最近,太空垃圾威胁到了国际空间站的7名宇航员。
Interrupt
打断;妨碍
More than 1,000 large pieces from a broken satellite forced the astronauts to seek shelter in their capsules.
一颗破损的卫星的1000多块大碎片迫使宇航员们躲入太空舱。
It happened after Russia shot down an old space satellite.
这件事发生在俄罗斯击落一颗旧太空卫星之后。
NASA said the threat could continue to interrupt the astronauts' science research.
美国航空航天局表示,这一威胁可能会继续妨碍宇航员的科学研究。
To interrupt is to cause something to stop happening for a time.
interrupt的意思是使某事暂时停止发生。
In a social situation, it is to do or say something to cause someone to stop talking.
在社交场合中,它是指做某事或说某事以使某人停止说话。