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
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- the outbreak of war
战争的爆发 - an outbreak of typhoid
伤寒的爆发 - Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon.
下午将有暴雨。
- the outbreak of war
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.- 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 outbreak of war in the Middle East...
中东战争的爆发 - In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。
- The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths.
英英释义
noun
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the outbreak of hostilities
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。 - An outbreak of an unknown illness has been reported among children and students in schools in Angola.
据报告，一种不明疾病在安哥拉学校的儿童和学生中暴发。 - A new outbreak of smallpox occurred in 1928.
1928年爆发了新一轮的天花。 - 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 typhoid followed.
继而爆发了伤寒。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera.
为防止霍乱爆发正在进行大规模掩埋。