outbreak

IPA/ˈaʊtbreɪk/
KK[ˈaʊtbrˌek]IPA/ˈaʊtbreɪk/

outbreak — 名詞

  • outbreaksingular
  • outbreaksplural

1. a sudden start and quick spread of something harmful, especially disease, violen

1.名詞C2
釋義

爆發；流行

疾病、暴力等突然發生並擴散

a sudden start and quick spread of something harmful, especially disease, violence, fire, or insects.

例句

The village school closed after an outbreak of flu.

村裡的學校在流感爆發後停課了。

outbreak of + disease

There was an outbreak of fighting near the border town.

邊境小鎮附近爆發了打鬥。

there was an outbreak of + violence

常見搭配
  • an outbreak of flu
  • an outbreak of violence
  • an outbreak of insects
  • control an outbreak
  • trace an outbreak to contaminated water
同義詞
  • epidemic

    narrower and mainly used for disease affecting many people in an area

  • onset

    more formal and focused on the beginning rather than the spread

  • flare-up

    often suggests a sudden burst or return, especially of violence or trouble

反義詞
  • containment

    control that stops the spread of the problem

  • recovery

    return to a healthy or safe state after the outbreak

文法句型

an outbreak of + disease/violence/fire/insects

during an outbreak

trace an outbreak to + source

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' plus a disease, a violent event, fire, or harmful insects, and it often suggests that the problem is spreading through an area. Distinguish from 'onset': 'outbreak' points to visible spread or many cases, not just the first moment something begins.

常見錯誤

We celebrated the outbreak of summer vacation.
We celebrated the start of summer vacation.
'outbreak' is used for harmful or unwanted events, not pleasant planned ones.
An outbreak happened flu in the town.
An outbreak of flu happened in the town.
this noun usually takes 'of' before the disease or problem.

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常用片語

  • outbreak of disease
  • outbreak of violence
  • control an outbreak
  • trace an outbreak to its source

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