fallout

英 [ˈfɔːlaʊt]

美 [ˈfɔːlaʊt]

n.  (核爆炸后的)放射性坠尘; 后果; 余波

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.22882 / COCA.9133

牛津词典

noun

• （核爆炸后的）放射性坠尘
  dangerous radioactive dust that is in the air after a nuclear explosion
• 后果；余波
  the bad results of a situation or an action

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 核辐射
  Falloutis the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place.
  1. They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests.
     在核武器试验中他们暴露在放射性尘埃之下。
• N-UNCOUNT 余波;后果
  If you refer to thefallout fromsomething that has happened, you mean the unpleasant consequences that follow it.
  1. Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
     格伦迪受该事件影响丢了工作。

英英释义

noun

• any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
  1. a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal
  Synonym:side effect
• the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
  Synonym:radioactive dust

双语例句

• Its continued existence and the fallout from subsequent civil wars continue to dominate politics in Lebanon.
  该公约的存在以及随后爆发的内战所带来的附带结果持续支配了黎巴嫩的政治。
• The financial fallout has begun, and the political fallout may not be far behind.
  经济副作用已经开始了，政治副作用可能也不远了。
• They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests.
  在核武器试验中他们暴露在放射性尘埃之下。
• Producing relatively little radioactive fallout or contamination.
  相对来说几乎不产生放射尘和污染源的。
• But the fallout from a collapse in the mortgage and lending markets could shake fragile consumer confidence further.
  然而，抵押和贷款市场崩盘的影响，可能会进一步动摇本已脆弱的消费者信心。
• But signs are emerging in other OPEC countries that energy projects could get caught in the financial fallout.
  但其他欧佩克国家已经出现了能源项目可能遭受金融危机冲击的迹象。
• Her recovery time from the bankruptcy and personal fallout?
  她用了多少时间从公司倒闭和个人失败中重新振作起来？
• The composition of the fallout can also be changed by "salting" the weapon to be detonated.
  如果在起爆武器中另加了料，那么沉降物的成分也就会有所改变。
• There will be systemic fallout from the Lehman bankruptcy, however.
  然而，雷曼兄弟的破产将带来系统性影响。
• When further risks emerged in Russia, the banks and brokers were not well-placed to handle the fallout.
  当更多风险出现在俄罗斯时，银行和券商都没有做好应对后果的准备。