outbreak

'autbreik

六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

n. 爆发, 暴动
[医] 暴发

Collins 星级

5,060

BNC 频率

5,343

使用频率

outbreak 可以拆分为 out（外面）和 break（破裂、爆发），整体意思是某种情况在外部突然爆发。

例句

1. The outbreak of the flu affected many students at the school.

流感的爆发影响了学校的许多学生。

2. Health officials are monitoring the outbreak to prevent further spread.

卫生官员正在监测疫情以防止进一步传播。

3. During the outbreak, people were advised to wash their hands frequently.

在疫情期间，人们被建议经常洗手。