ir·rupt

verb

/ɪˈrʌpt/

[intransitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they irrupt	/ɪˈrʌpt/ /ɪˈrʌpt/
he / she / it irrupts	/ɪˈrʌpts/ /ɪˈrʌpts/
past simple irrupted	/ɪˈrʌptɪd/ /ɪˈrʌptɪd/
past participle irrupted	/ɪˈrʌptɪd/ /ɪˈrʌptɪd/
-ing form irrupting	/ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/ /ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/

+ adv./prep. to enter or appear somewhere suddenly and with a lot of force闯入；突然冲进；爆发
- Violence once again irrupted into their peaceful lives.他们平静的生活中再度爆发了暴力冲突。
Word Originmid 19th cent.: (earlier (mid 16th cent.) as irruption) from Latin irrupt- ‘broken into’, from the verb irrumpere, from in- ‘into’ + rumpere ‘break’.