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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera
霍乱即将暴发。 - 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。 - 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。