| 释义 |
Noun: breakout 'breyk`awt- An escape from jail
"the breakout was carefully planned"
- break, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking
Verb: break out breyk awt- Start abruptly
"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
- erupt - Begin suddenly and sometimes violently
"He broke out shouting" - Move away or escape suddenly
"Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
- break, break away - Take from stowage in preparation for use
- Become raw or open
"He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"
- erupt, recrudesce
Derived forms: broke out, breakouts, breaks out, breaking out, broken out See also: break Type of: ail, begin, break loose, escape, flight, get away, pain, start, take out, trouble, unpack Encyclopedia: Breakout |