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

• In1997, an outbreak of bird flu in Hong Kong killed six people.
  在1997年，香港的鸟感冒的一个爆发杀了六个人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A number of countries have banned import of vegetables from Germany and Spain due to the E.coli outbreak.
  由于爆发了大肠杆菌，许多国家已经禁止从德国和西班牙进口蔬菜。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Senegal: A resurgence of the cholera outbreak which started early this year has recently occurred.
  塞内加尔：最近发生了今年初开始的霍乱暴发再次袭击。