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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Collins.2 / BNC.5060 / COCA.5343

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

• The other unspoken fear here is of an outbreak of hooliganism.
  这其中另一个未言明的担忧是足球流氓可能突然闹事。
• A new outbreak of smallpox occurred in 1928.
  1928年爆发了新一轮的天花。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera
  霍乱即将暴发。
• Fears are growing of a cholera outbreak following the appearance of a number of cases in the city.
  该市出现几起霍乱病例之后，人们对霍乱爆发的恐惧越来越强烈。
• Several media reports have recently covered rumours of a large outbreak of influenza-like illness in Quang Binh Province.
  若干媒体报道最近包括了广平省流感样疾病大暴发的传闻。
• Fears remain of a major bird flu outbreak.
  一次禽流感爆发产生了许多恐惧。
• A hurricane and floods also struck Haiti& then a cholera outbreak prompted a new emergency appeal.
  飓风和洪水也袭击了海地，然后又爆发了引起紧急呼吁的霍乱。