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

• This ash soil, the fallout mud dust.
  这灰落尘入土，成泥成尘。
• 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。
• The developing world will undoubtedly suffer a bigger fallout from global warming than most of the west.
  全球变暖让发展中世界受到的影响，无疑比大部分西方世界受到的影响更大。
• You can adopt a few avoidance strategies to reduce the fallout.
  你可以采取一些规避策略以减少对你的影响。
• The fallout from that attack you authorized is escalating.
  你授权发动那次袭击的后果开始恶化了。
• It is in the early stages following the explosion that protection from fallout is most important.
  在爆炸后的早期内，对沉降物的防御最为重要。
• 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。
• 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。
• Fear and uncertainty spread faster and farther than any nuclear fallout.
  与任何核辐射相比，恐惧与惶惑的传播速度更快，范围更远。
• The economic'fallout'from real, actual nuclear fallout would be nothing short of devastating.
  不过如果爆发了大范围的核事故，那么这些分析和推测都将毫无价值。原子尘和核辐射带来的经济影响绝对是毁灭性的。