outbreak
英 [ˈaʊt.breɪk]
美 [ˈaʊt.breɪk]
- n. (战争的)爆发;(疾病的)发作
- vi. 爆发
记忆“outbreak”的方法是分解词根和前缀。想象“out”意味着从某个地方出来,而“break”可以联想到打破或者开始。将两者结合,可以想象为某种状况(如疾病、冲突等)突然从内部爆发出来,形成“爆发”的意思。
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outbreak 爆发out-,向外,break,破裂。
- outbreak (n.)
- "eruption" (of disease, hostilities, etc.), c. 1600, from out + break (v.). Outbreak was a verb in Middle English (c. 1300).
- 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。
- 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。
- 3. Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera.
- 霍乱即将暴发。
- 4. In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
- 霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。
- 5. the outbreak of a flu epidemic
- 流感的爆发