outbreak

• n. （战争的）爆发；（疾病的）发作
• vi. 爆发

词态变化

中文词源

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.

霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。

来自柯林斯例句

5. the outbreak of a flu epidemic

流感的爆发

来自《权威词典》