Construction noise from the neighboring site began to intrude upon the quiet reading room, distracting scholars.
邻近工地的施工噪音开始侵扰安静的阅览室，分散了学者们的注意力。
Which choice best defines “intrude”?
B — Enter without invitation. “intrude” means enter without invitation.
Which word means “enter without invitation”?
B — intrude. “intrude” means enter without invitation.
intrude — enter without invitation. In Chinese: 闯入，打扰.
intrude is pronounced /ɪnˈtruːd/.
Construction noise from the neighboring site began to intrude upon the quiet reading room, distracting scholars. (邻近工地的施工噪音开始侵扰安静的阅览室，分散了学者们的注意力。)
encroach, trespass, interfere — all close in meaning to intrude (enter without invitation).
withdraw, respect — each the opposite of intrude (enter without invitation).
Yes. intrude is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
in(enter)+trude(insert)