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

• Radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster contaminated the reindeer feeding grounds in northern scandinaia.
  从切尔诺贝利灾祸中泄漏出的放射性尘埃污染了北斯堪的纳维亚驯鹿的觅食地。
• But signs are emerging in other OPEC countries that energy projects could get caught in the financial fallout.
  但其他欧佩克国家已经出现了能源项目可能遭受金融危机冲击的迹象。
• This ash soil, the fallout mud dust.
  这灰落尘入土，成泥成尘。
• 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 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。
• Without galactic assistance, I know of no other way to address the radioactive fallout problem.
  没有银河人的援助，我知道没有其他办法解决放射性尘埃问题。
• 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。
• Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
  格伦迪受该事件影响丢了工作。
• Part of the fallout relates directly to subprime exposure or to structured credit instruments.
  部分结果直接与次级证券或结构性信贷工具有关。
• Acting in concert limits the political fallout that comes from rescuing countries.
  协调一致的行动限制了救援国施加的政治影响。