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 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。
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。
Fears remain of a major bird flu outbreak.
一次禽流感爆发产生了许多恐惧。
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 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。
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。
He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the Second World War.
第二次世界大战爆发时他被作为敌国侨民扣押了。
The outbreak of the war gave a sudden check to the sculptor's work.
战争爆发使这位雕塑家的工作突然停下来了。
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。
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。