Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #7659
bout
发作；一阵
A period of something, especially something unpleasant such as an illness.
- 1.
A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
(尤指痛苦或不快的)一段时间,如疾病。
- 2.
A boxing match.
一场拳击比赛。
- 3.
An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
一场计分的击剑交锋。
- 4.
A roller derby match.
一场轮滑德比比赛。
- 5.
A fighting competition.
一场格斗比赛。
- 6.
A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
乐器上凸起或加宽的部分,如吉他两个特有的凸起之一。
比赛；较量；（乐器琴身的）凸弧；鼓起部分；(尤指痛苦或不快的)一段时间,如疾病。；一场拳击比赛。；一场计分的击剑交锋。
In use
After a long bout of the flu, he finally felt well enough to go back to work.
The champion won the bout in the third round with a knockout.
The two teams are preparing for a tough bout in the finals.
a bout of [illness]
She suffered a severe bout of pneumonia.
她患了严重的肺炎。
a bout with [opponent]
The boxer lost his bout with the reigning champion.
这位拳击手输掉了与卫冕冠军的较量。
Common mistakes
He had a bout the flu.He had a bout of the flu.
Connections
Collocations
- bout of illness
- 疾病的发作
- He suffered a severe bout of illness last winter.去年冬天他患了一场重病。
- bout of flu
- 一次流感
- She's recovering from a bout of flu.她正在从一轮流感中恢复。
- boxing bout
- 拳击比赛
- The boxing bout lasted 12 rounds.这场拳击比赛持续了12个回合。
- title bout
- 冠军赛
- He prepared for the title bout for months.他为冠军赛准备了数月。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a bout of illness
- 一场病She recovered from a bout of illness last winter.她去年冬天从一场病中康复了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bout（发作/回合）与‘out’押韵，一场bout后你被击倒出局（out）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：boxing、medicine 多用于表示拳击比赛回合或疾病发作的正式场合，语气中性偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'bout' (/aʊt/). Note that 'bought' (/bɔːt/) and 'bait' (/beɪt/) are spelling lookalikes but have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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