[N-COUNT 可数名词](暴力活动、疾病等的)爆发,突然发生 If there is an outbreak of something unpleasant, such as violence or a disease, it suddenly starts to happen.
[usu sing]
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。
...the outbreak of war in the Middle East...
中东战争的爆发
In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。
Oxford
out·break/ˈaʊtbreɪk; NAmEˈaʊtbreɪk/nounthe sudden start of sth unpleasant, especially violence or a disease (暴力、疾病等坏事的)爆发,突然发生◆the outbreak of war战争的爆发◆an outbreak of typhoid伤寒的爆发◆Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon.下午将有暴雨。☞collocationsat
if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen: a cholera outbreakoutbreak of outbreaks of fighting the outbreak of World War II → break out
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outbreak
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outbreaks[409]
爆发(98%),暴动(2%)
n.(战争的)爆发;(疾病的)发作
vi.爆发
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