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

• 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。
• Coordination support was provided by WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.
  世卫组织的全球疫情警报和反应网络提供了协调支持。
• Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera
  霍乱即将暴发。
• At the outbreak of the war he lived in london.
  战争爆发时他住在伦敦。
• Objective Explore the method of prevention and control of hospital infection and infectious disease outbreak.
  目的探讨防控医院内感染与传染病爆发流行的方法。
• An outbreak of typhoid followed.
  继而爆发了伤寒。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。