Word · Frequency #5060
outbreak
爆发，暴动
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- 1.
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
爆发；突然出现
- 2.
A sudden increase.
突然增加
- 3.
An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
突然爆发
- 4.
Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”).
越狱
爆发；突然出现；突然增加；突然爆发；越狱；爆发
In use
There was a sudden outbreak of flu at the school last week.
The health department is taking measures to prevent further outbreaks of the disease.
An outbreak of violence in the city led to a curfew being imposed.
outbreak of [disease/unrest]
常用于疾病或冲突的爆发。
There has been an outbreak of measles in the city.
该市爆发了麻疹。
cause an outbreak
Improper hygiene can cause an outbreak of food poisoning.
卫生不当可能导致食物中毒的爆发。
an outbreak occurs/happens
Connections
Collocations
- disease outbreak
- 疾病爆发
- The government quickly responded to the disease outbreak.政府迅速应对了疾病爆发。
- outbreak of violence
- 暴力爆发
- The outbreak of violence led to a curfew.暴力爆发导致了宵禁。
- outbreak of war
- 战争爆发
- The outbreak of war shocked the world.战争的爆发震惊了世界。
- flu outbreak
- 流感爆发
- The flu outbreak forced schools to close.流感爆发迫使学校关闭。
- outbreak of fire
- 火灾爆发
- The outbreak of fire was quickly contained by firefighters.火灾的爆发很快被消防员控制住了。
- contain an outbreak
Learner notes
Memory Tip
out（出去）+ break（破裂）→ 爆发，如火山突然喷发。
Context & Register
{"pos": "noun", "register_choice": "neutral", "contexts": ["disease", "violence", "social unrest"], "note_zh": "名词，通常用于描述疾病、暴力或社会动荡的突然发生，比较常见于新闻报道和正式场合。"}
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with '-break' (breakthrough, breakdown) share the /breɪk/ ending with outbreak. Words with 'out-' 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。
Learn the forms together
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