| 单词 | outbreak |
| 释义 | outbreak (once / 602 pages) n A sudden or abrupt onset of something really bad is an outbreak. You could experience an outbreak of measles or an outbreak of violence; either way, try to protect yourself. When you talk about an outbreak of something, it's almost always something terrible, or at least unwanted. You might hear about an outbreak of war in a distant country, or an outbreak of violence in a big city, or an outbreak of disease among farm animals. Outbreak started as a Middle English verb around 1300, becoming a noun meaning "eruption" about three hundred years later. WORD FAMILYoutbreak: outbreaks USAGE EXAMPLESSouth Korea is fighting its worst bird flu outbreak in a decade. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The outbreak also prodded international corporations to reexamine their policies. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Urban forests, too, are at risk from outbreaks. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) n a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) the outbreak of hostilities Syn|Hypo|Hyper eruption, irruption epidemic a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time recrudescencea return of something after a period of abatement pandemican epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens |
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