Outbreak
[ 'aʊtbrek ]
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n. （战争，怒气等的）爆发;突然发生;
vi. 爆发;
💡 词根助记
out外，出+break断裂→事情断裂→爆发
📝 例句
A piece of incredible folly on the part of the company precipitated an outbreak.
公司方面做出一件难以置信的蠢事促成了一次暴动。
the outbreak of the Second World War
第二次世界大战的爆发
And still the cause of the phocomelia outbreak remained unknown.
然而，畸形儿病例大量发生的原因不得而知。
Doctor Mudd saved many prisoners and guards in a yellow fever outbreak.
马德医生在一场黄热病流行时治愈了许多囚犯和看守。
A Hercules could not have resisted a similar outbreak of enthusiasm.
哪怕是个大力士也抗不了这样的兴奋
🌱 联想助记
【记】out-出、外,break-破碎:某物的局部破裂,里面的一些东西冲了出来
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
outbreak
n
sudden appearance or start (esp of disease or violence) 爆发, 突然发生, 发作（尤指疾病或暴力行为）
an outbreak of typhoid, hostilities, rioting 伤寒的发作、 战争的爆发、 暴乱的发生.
🎯 考研助记
break out 爆发 网友：yqy补充： out外+break断裂→在外面爆发战争（谁愿意在本国爆发呢）
🔁 扩展释义
*['autbreik]n. 爆发, 暴动【医】 暴发
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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Why vinegar, Sir, if I may ask?
先生，要是我能问的话，您为什么要带醋呢？
They were puzzled by several things.
有几件事情使他们感到迷惑不解。
I went on walking, bending down because the roof of the cave was not very high.
因为洞顶不是很高，我继续弯着腰往前走。