Word · Frequency #5060
outbreak
爆发，暴动
核心释义
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- 1.
爆发；突然出现
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
- 2.
突然增加
A sudden increase.
- 3.
突然爆发
An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
- 4.
越狱
Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”).
爆发；突然出现；突然增加；突然爆发；越狱；爆发
用法In use
There was a sudden outbreak of flu at the school last week.
用法提示：这里outbreak用作名词，表示某种不良情况的突然发生（流感爆发）。
The health department is taking measures to prevent further outbreaks of the disease.
用法提示：这里outbreaks用作名词复数，指多次爆发事件。
An outbreak of violence in the city led to a curfew being imposed.
用法提示：这里outbreak指暴力事件的突然发生。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
out（出去）+ break（破裂）→ 爆发，如火山突然喷发。
语境与语域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。"}
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with '-break' (breakthrough, breakdown) share the /breɪk/ ending with outbreak. Words with 'out-' have different vowel sounds.
用法优先级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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