outbreak

noun

1. （暴力、疾病等坏事的）爆发，突然发生
   the sudden start of sth unpleasant, especially violence or a disease
   1. the outbreak of war
      战争的爆发
   2. an outbreak of typhoid
      伤寒的爆发
   3. Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon.
      下午将有暴雨。

1. N-COUNT （暴力活动、疾病等的）爆发，突然发生
   If there is an outbreak of something unpleasant, such as violence or a disease, it suddenly starts to happen.
   1. The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths.
      一场有数百名年轻人卷入的暴力活动发生后，为期4天的节庆活动被迫提前一天结束。
   2. ...the outbreak of war in the Middle East...
      中东战争的爆发
   3. In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
      霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。

1. Fears are growing of a cholera outbreak following the appearance of a number of cases in the city.
   该市出现几起霍乱病例之后，人们对霍乱爆发的恐惧越来越强烈。
2. This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
   这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。
3. A hair-trigger situation has been created which could lead to an outbreak of war at any time.
   局势风云突变，战争一触即发。
4. He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the Second World War.
   第二次世界大战爆发时他被作为敌国侨民扣押了。
5. The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths.
   一场有数百名年轻人卷入的暴力活动发生后，为期4天的节庆活动被迫提前一天结束。
6. In Peru, a cholera outbreak continues to spread.
   霍乱在秘鲁各地相继爆发。
7. Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera
   霍乱即将暴发。
8. There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.
   看来北海的海豹又要爆发另一场疾病了。
9. The other unspoken fear here is of an outbreak of hooliganism.
   这其中另一个未言明的担忧是足球流氓可能突然闹事。
10. Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera.
    为防止霍乱爆发正在进行大规模掩埋。
11. UN officials are warning of an outbreak of cholera and other water-borne diseases.
    美国官方发出了霍乱和其他经水传播的疾病可能会爆发的警告。
12. The ambassador did his utmost to prevent the outbreak of hostilities.
    这位大使竭尽全力防止战事的爆发。
13. At the outbreak of the war he lived in london.
    战争爆发时他住在伦敦。
14. The outbreak of the war gave a sudden check to the sculptor's work.
    战争爆发使这位雕塑家的工作突然停下来了。
15. An outbreak of typhoid followed.
    继而爆发了伤寒。
16. An outbreak of fire or an accident is an emergency.
    突然发生的一场火或一场事故都是一个紧急事件。
17. A hurricane and floods also struck Haiti& then a cholera outbreak prompted a new emergency appeal.
    飓风和洪水也袭击了海地，然后又爆发了引起紧急呼吁的霍乱。
18. But the outbreak may have started in October in Uige, the area most severely affected.
    但是它可能十月份已经在Uige爆发，这个地区受到了严重的影响。
19. Objective Explore the method of prevention and control of hospital infection and infectious disease outbreak.
    目的探讨防控医院内感染与传染病爆发流行的方法。
20. This is especially relevant given the H1N1 flu outbreak over the last year.
    由于去年爆发了甲型H1N1流感，因此用肥皂洗手尤其重要。
21. A number of countries have banned import of vegetables from Germany and Spain due to the E.coli outbreak.
    由于爆发了大肠杆菌，许多国家已经禁止从德国和西班牙进口蔬菜。
22. A new outbreak of smallpox occurred in 1928.
    1928年爆发了新一轮的天花。
23. Revision process, the world in some countries a person infected with the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
    修订过程中，世界一些国家爆发了人感染高致病性禽流感。
24. The annexations of Austria and the Sudetenland contributed to the outbreak of the second world war.
    奥地利和苏台德区的被并吞促使了第二次世界大战的爆发。
25. Senegal: A resurgence of the cholera outbreak which started early this year has recently occurred.
    塞内加尔：最近发生了今年初开始的霍乱暴发再次袭击。
26. Several media reports have recently covered rumours of a large outbreak of influenza-like illness in Quang Binh Province.
    若干媒体报道最近包括了广平省流感样疾病大暴发的传闻。
27. In1997, an outbreak of bird flu in Hong Kong killed six people.
    在1997年，香港的鸟感冒的一个爆发杀了六个人。
28. Coordination support was provided by WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.
    世卫组织的全球疫情警报和反应网络提供了协调支持。
29. Fears remain of a major bird flu outbreak.
    一次禽流感爆发产生了许多恐惧。
30. An outbreak of an unknown illness has been reported among children and students in schools in Angola.
    据报告，一种不明疾病在安哥拉学校的儿童和学生中暴发。

noun

1. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
   1. the outbreak of hostilities

   Synonym:    eruptionirruption