outbreak

outbreak

英 ['aʊtbreɪk]
　　美 ['aʊtbrek]

n. （戰爭的）爆發；（疾病的）發作
　　vi. 爆發

中文詞源：

outbreak 爆發

out-,向外，break,破裂。

例句：

1. This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
這一證據證實瞭他們的觀點，即此次突發暴力事件是有預謀的。

2. The other unspoken fear here is of an outbreak of hooliganism.
這其中另一個未言明的擔憂是足球流氓可能突然鬧事。

3. Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera.
霍亂即將暴發。

4. In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
霍亂在秘魯各地相繼爆發。

5. the outbreak of a flu epidemic
流感的爆發