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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The first westerner to discover these islands was an Italian explorer in 1524.
首次发现这些岛屿的西方人是一位意大利探险家，时间是1524年。
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read
“有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应当吞食下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。”这个忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法来阅读不同类型的书。
We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.
“我们可以生火取暖，”我说道。