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a breakout from [place]
breakout 常与 from 连用，表示从某处（尤指监狱）逃出。
There was a breakout from the county jail last night.
昨晚发生了一起从县监狱越狱的事件。
越狱
breakouts — plural of breakout
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越狱
an escape from jail
There was a breakout from the county jail last night.
昨晚发生了一起从县监狱越狱的事件。
越狱。
An escape from prison.
摆脱任何限制或约束的局面。
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
穿过云层后能见度恢复的时刻。
The point at which visibility returns after passing through clouds.
爆发(疾病等突然发生)。
An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
The prisoners planned a breakout during the night shift.
囚犯们计划在夜班期间越狱。
After the breakout, the police searched the nearby woods.
越狱发生后，警察搜查了附近的树林。
The warden increased security to prevent another breakout.
监狱长加强了安保，以防止再次发生越狱。
breakout 常与 from 连用，表示从某处（尤指监狱）逃出。
There was a breakout from the county jail last night.
昨晚发生了一起从县监狱越狱的事件。
场所名词可直接修饰 breakout，如 prison breakout，意思与 a breakout from prison 相近。
The film is based on a famous prison breakout in 1962.
这部电影改编自1962年一次著名的越狱事件。
动词 stage 与 breakout 搭配，表示‘策划、实施越狱’。
The inmates planned to stage a breakout during the night shift.
囚犯们计划在夜班期间实施越狱。
Not this
He breakout of prison last night.
Use this
He broke out of prison last night.
breakout是名词，不能作谓语；表示越狱动作应用动词短语break out，其过去式为broke out。
Not this
There was a breakout of measles in the school.
Use this
There was an outbreak of measles in the school.
breakout指越狱，不指疾病爆发；表示疾病等突然发生应用outbreak，且因outbreak以元音开头，前用an。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
越狱
The prison breakout made headlines across the country.
这起越狱事件登上了全国头条。
大规模越狱
A mass breakout occurred at the maximum-security prison.
一所最高安全级别的监狱发生了一次大规模越狱。
大胆的越狱
The movie tells the story of a daring breakout during World War II.
这部电影讲述了二战期间一次大胆越狱的故事。
未遂越狱
The attempted breakout was foiled by prison guards.
这次未遂越狱被狱警挫败了。
挫败越狱
Intelligence from an informer helped police foil a breakout.
线人提供的情报帮助警方挫败了一次越狱。
一炮而红的作品
The band's debut album was a breakout hit overnight.
这支乐队的首张专辑一夜之间爆红。
一炮而红的明星
She became the breakout star of the season.
她成了这一季一炮而红的明星。
成名角色
His breakout role came in a low-budget indie film.
他的成名角色来自一部低成本独立电影。
这是越狱！
This famous line from The Shawshank Redemption is spoken when the warden discovers the breakout.
这句来自《肖申克的救赎》的著名台词，是监狱长发现越狱时说的。
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break（打破）+ out（出去）：想象囚犯打破牢门冲出去，就是“越狱”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、警方通报 这里的 breakout 表示“越狱”，用作名词，属于中性偏常用的表达，在新闻报道和日常口语中都比较常见；正式书面语里也可能改用 escape 或 prison escape，但它本身不算俚语。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.