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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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

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。
At the outbreak of the war he lived in london.
战争爆发时他住在伦敦。
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。
A new outbreak of smallpox occurred in 1928.
1928年爆发了新一轮的天花。
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。
But the outbreak may have started in October in Uige, the area most severely affected.
但是它可能十月份已经在Uige爆发，这个地区受到了严重的影响。
Revision process, the world in some countries a person infected with the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
修订过程中，世界一些国家爆发了人感染高致病性禽流感。
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。
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。
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。