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 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。
• 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。
• An outbreak of typhoid followed.
  继而爆发了伤寒。
• This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
  这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。
• Revision process, the world in some countries a person infected with the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
  修订过程中，世界一些国家爆发了人感染高致病性禽流感。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the outbreak may have started in October in Uige, the area most severely affected.
  但是它可能十月份已经在Uige爆发，这个地区受到了严重的影响。
• UN officials are warning of an outbreak of cholera and other water-borne diseases.
  美国官方发出了霍乱和其他经水传播的疾病可能会爆发的警告。
• There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.
  看来北海的海豹又要爆发另一场疾病了。