outbreak

英 ['aʊtbreɪk] 美 ['aʊtbrek]
  • n. （战争的）爆发；（疾病的）发作
  • vi. 爆发
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中文词源

outbreak 爆发

out-,向外，break,破裂。

英文词源

outbreak (n.)
"eruption" (of disease, hostilities, etc.), c. 1600, from out + break (v.). Outbreak was a verb in Middle English (c. 1300).

双语例句

1. 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。

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2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

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

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4. In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。

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5. the outbreak of a flu epidemic
流感的爆发

来自《权威词典》