[zhōng duàn]
(中途停止或断绝) suspend; break off; discontinue; severance
suspend trade with that country (freight transportation, negotiation, contact)
中断和那个国家的贸易 (货运, 谈判, 接触)
break off the negotiations
中断谈判
suspend performance of obligations
中断履行合同义务
Traffic was held up for a few hours.
交通中断了几小时。
Since that time the industry has never looked back.
从那时起这个行业的发展就没有中断过。
[计] interrupt; interception; hiatus; lapse; blocking (振荡)