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

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。
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。
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。
There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.
看来北海的海豹又要爆发另一场疾病了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Fears are growing of a cholera outbreak following the appearance of a number of cases in the city.
该市出现几起霍乱病例之后，人们对霍乱爆发的恐惧越来越强烈。