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View usage for: (baʊt) Word forms: plural bouts1. countable nounIf you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period. He was recovering from a severe bout of flu. [+ of] I was suffering with a bout of nerves. [+ of] Synonyms: period, time, term, fit More Synonyms of bout 2. countable nounA bout of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal. The latest bout of violence has claimed twenty-four lives. [+ of] A half-hour daily walk can be more beneficial than one hard bout of exercise a week. [+ of] Synonyms: round, run, course, series More Synonyms of bout 3. countable nounA bout is a boxing or wrestling match. This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months. Synonyms: fight, match, battle, competition More Synonyms of bout 4. Some writers use 'bout or bout to represent about when the first syllable is not pronounced. How 'bout some coffee? I just felt the need to write bout it, I guess. (baʊt) noun1. a. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking 2. a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match Word origin C16: variant of obsolete bought turn; related to German Bucht bight; see about (baʊt) noun1. Dialectal a going and coming back again, as across a field in plowing; turn 2. a struggle; contest or match a championship bout 3. a period of time taken up by some activity, illness, etc.; spell a bout of the flu, a bout of shopping Word origin for earlier bought < ME bught, akin to MLowG bucht, bight; form & meaning prob. infl. by ' bout < aboutExamples of 'bout' in a sentencebout Another bout of hot air and no action.I know how to milk a good bout of illness.HALF of adults suffer weekly anxiety bouts over running out of battery for phones and gadgets.The first crisis came in the form of a bout of illness.They are trying to get jobs but are all currently recovering from a bout of flu.The other three unification bouts might not be so straightforward.Research shows intense bouts of exercise release more feelgood hormones and get you fitter quicker.Do you suffer from more than two colds or bouts of flu in a year?During bouts of illness it is very easy to slip into bad thought patterns.The last big oil merger cycle was a decade ago and we are set fair for another bout.The plan was for one more bout so he would not finish with a loss on his record.So, yet another bruising bout between conventional and alternative medicine?I had my first bout with doubt.He proceeded to reel off a string of victories, losing only four of his first 28 bouts.This, after all, is the bout that the world has been waiting more than five years to see.A bout of fierce fighting gave the rest of the English fleet enough time to come to the rescue and begin attacking the convoy.So what will be served up in Rome tomorrow night is a footballing heavyweight championship of the world, a unification bout.So it was I who would work on alone in our exercise bouts, the youngest and healthiest of us all. British English: bout NOUN If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period. He was recovering from a severe bout of flu. - American English: bout
- Brazilian Portuguese: crise
- Chinese: > 发作疾病或不愉快情绪
- European Spanish: ataque
- French: période
- German: Anfall
- Italian: accesso
- Japanese: 発病中の期間
- Korean: 한 바탕
- European Portuguese: crise
- Latin American Spanish: ataque
Chinese translation of 'bout' n (c) - [of illness]
发(發)作 (fāzuò) - [of activity]
次 (cì) - (Boxing )
场(場) (chǎng)
Definition a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking I was suffering with a bout of nerves. The latest bout of violence has claimed ten lives. Definition a boxing, wrestling, or fencing match This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months. Additional synonymsDefinition a fight between large armed forces The battle lasted several years. Synonyms fight, war, attack, action, struggle, conflict, clash, set-to (informal), encounter, combat, scrap (informal), biffo (Australian, slang), engagement, warfare, fray, duel, skirmish, head-to-head, tussle, scuffle, fracas, scrimmage, sparring match, bagarre, melee or mêlée, boilover (Australian) Definition the act of competing There's been some fierce competition for the title. Synonyms rivalry, opposition, struggle, contest, contention, strife, emulation, one-upmanship (informal) Definition a struggle for power or control a bitter contest over who should control the state's future Synonyms struggle, fight, battle, debate, conflict, dispute, encounter, controversy, combat, discord, turf war (informal) |