onset

英 [ˈɒnset]

美 [ˈɑːnset]

n.  开端，发生，肇始(尤指不快的事件)

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牛津词典

noun

• 开端，发生，肇始（尤指不快的事件）
  the beginning of sth, especially sth unpleasant
  1. the onset of disease/old age/winter
     疾病的发作；老年的开始；冬天的来临

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （尤指不快之事的）开始，开端，肇始
  The onset ofsomething is the beginning of it, used especially to refer to something unpleasant.
  1. Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter...
     冬天来临，大部分关口均已关闭。
  2. With the onset of war, oil prices climbed past $30 a barrel.
     战争一爆发，油价就攀过了每桶30美元。

英英释义

noun

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  1. the attack began at dawn
  Synonym:attackonslaughtonrush
• the beginning or early stages
  1. the onset of pneumonia
  Synonym:oncoming

双语例句

• The onset of the disease is usually gradual, starting with fever, general weakness, and malaise.
  该病通常为渐进性发病，开始时出现发烧、全身虚弱和不适。
• Together we had watched the advance and onset of world disaster.
  我们曾一同注意观察世界灾难的发生和发展。
• Nonetheless, classification by age of onset and maximum function achieved is useful for prognosis and management;
  不过，通过发病年龄和获得的最大功能分类可以用来进行预后和管理；
• The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport
  冬天的突然降临让铁路和航空运输系统陷入混乱。
• We now think that it may not be the amyloid fiber filaments that cause neuron death and disease onset.
  我们现在认为可能并不是淀粉样纤维细丝导致神经元死亡和疾病的发作。
• Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter
  冬天来临，大部分关口均已关闭。
• The onset of this disease may resemble the prodromal period of icteric hepatitis.
  它的发病与黄疸型肝炎的前驱期相似。
• Symptoms of acute onset suggest a vascular cause or seizure;
  急性起病的症状，提示血管性或为癫痫发作；
• In the traditional societies of Africa, the onset of puberty marked the change from child to adult.
  在非洲的传统社会中，青春期一开始就标志着从孩子变成成年人了。
• I feel a sudden onset of clarity, bartok.
  我突然想清楚了一件事，巴托克。