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　

CET6 考研 TOEFL IELTS TEM8 医学

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

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。
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。
The annexations of Austria and the Sudetenland contributed to the outbreak of the second world war.
奥地利和苏台德区的被并吞促使了第二次世界大战的爆发。
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。
This is especially relevant given the H1N1 flu outbreak over the last year.
由于去年爆发了甲型H1N1流感，因此用肥皂洗手尤其重要。
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。
A hurricane and floods also struck Haiti& then a cholera outbreak prompted a new emergency appeal.
飓风和洪水也袭击了海地，然后又爆发了引起紧急呼吁的霍乱。
An outbreak of typhoid followed.
继而爆发了伤寒。
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。
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。