outbreak

英 [ˈaʊtbreɪk]

美 [ˈaʊtbreɪk]

n.  (暴力、疾病等坏事的)爆发，突然发生
vi.  爆发

复数：outbreaks　

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牛津词典

noun

• （暴力、疾病等坏事的）爆发，突然发生
  the sudden start of sth unpleasant, especially violence or a disease
  1. the outbreak of war
     战争的爆发
  2. an outbreak of typhoid
     伤寒的爆发
  3. Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon.
     下午将有暴雨。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （暴力活动、疾病等的）爆发，突然发生
  If there is anoutbreak ofsomething unpleasant, such as violence or a disease, it suddenly starts to happen.
  1. The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths.
     一场有数百名年轻人卷入的暴力活动发生后，为期4天的节庆活动被迫提前一天结束。
  2. ...the outbreak of war in the Middle East...
     中东战争的爆发
  3. In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
     霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。

英英释义

noun

• a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
  1. the outbreak of hostilities
  Synonym:eruptionirruption

双语例句

• An outbreak of typhoid followed.
  继而爆发了伤寒。
• This is especially relevant given the H1N1 flu outbreak over the last year.
  由于去年爆发了甲型H1N1流感，因此用肥皂洗手尤其重要。
• At the outbreak of the war he lived in london.
  战争爆发时他住在伦敦。
• He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the Second World War.
  第二次世界大战爆发时他被作为敌国侨民扣押了。
• In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
  霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。
• Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera.
  为防止霍乱爆发正在进行大规模掩埋。
• An outbreak of fire or an accident is an emergency.
  突然发生的一场火或一场事故都是一个紧急事件。
• The ambassador did his utmost to prevent the outbreak of hostilities.
  这位大使竭尽全力防止战事的爆发。
• A hair-trigger situation has been created which could lead to an outbreak of war at any time.
  局势风云突变，战争一触即发。
• An outbreak of an unknown illness has been reported among children and students in schools in Angola.
  据报告，一种不明疾病在安哥拉学校的儿童和学生中暴发。