outbreak

/ˈaʊtbreɪk/📚 5403 2六级考研托福雅思

If there is an outbreak of something unpleasant, such as violence or a disease, it suddenly starts to happen. ^{(暴动、疾病等的) 爆发}

noun [抽象名词]（战争、疾病、暴力等的）爆发，突然发生

The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths.
由于一起数百名年轻人参与的暴力事件的爆发，为期4天的庆祝活动提前1天结束。

out- 表示”超过，过度”、表示”出去,过时”outbreak n.爆发(out+break 断裂→事情断裂→爆发)

来自词组break out(突发，爆发)

outbreak

n. （疾病的）发作；（战争的）爆发

单词造句:

网友用“Outbreak”造句精选: ...an outbreak of chickenpox. …水痘的暴发。; The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera. 那一地区爆发了霍乱。; His death set in motion a train of events that led to the outbreak of war. 他的死引发了一系列的事件，从而导致了战争的爆发。; He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the Second World War. 他在第二次世界大战爆发时被作为敌国侨民扣押了。