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    outbreak

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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++out·break /ˈaʊtbreɪk/ ●●○ noun [countable]  START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCif there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen 〔战争或疾病的〕爆发，突然发生 a cholera outbreak 霍乱的爆发outbreak of outbreaks of fighting 战斗的爆发 the outbreak of World War II 第二次世界大战的爆发 → break out at break1
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    outbreak• By 1946 the worst epidemic of poliomyelitis since the 1916 outbreak gripped the United States.• Doctors are very concerned about an outbreak of tuberculosis in an East London School.• There's been an outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel.• Then there was a spread of relief, an outbreak of joy, a contagion of exuberance.• Thousands of people died as the result of this latest cholera outbreak.• In the years after the first outbreak in the United States, polio was given little attention.• Henry held Richard responsible for this further outbreak, which was in flagrant defiance of his recent ban.• In the last great outbreak in 1911,32,000 infants died of diarrhoea and the infant mortality rate climbed to 130.• In fact, Washington gave the military in Hawaii plenty of warning about the imminent outbreak of hostilities.• The relatively recent outbreak of street violence and protests largely reflect the frustration of young people unable to find jobs.• The system started to operate in late 1914, a few months after the outbreak of war in Europe.• This preparatory work was practically complete at the outbreak of war and authority was given a few days before for completion.outbreak of• the outbreak of World War II
    out·break nounChineseSyllable
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    outbreak
    out‧break /ˈaʊtbreɪk/ noun [countable]
     Word Family: noun: break, outbreak, breakage; adjective: breakable ≠ unbreakable, broken ≠ unbroken; verb: break
    if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen:
        a cholera outbreak
        outbreak of
        outbreaks of fighting
        the outbreak of World War II
    ⇨ break out at break1


    out·breakBrE /ˈaʊtbreɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊtbreɪk/ 🔊 nounthe sudden start of sth unpleasant, especially violence or a disease （暴力、疾病等坏事的）爆发，突然发生◆the outbreak of war战争的爆发◆an outbreak of typhoid伤寒的爆发◆Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon. 下午将有暴雨。🔊🔊<titled tranID="32" status="2">Illnesses<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>疾病</chn></titled>

    Becoming ill 生病

    • catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug 染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病
    • get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛
    • come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu 得了感冒／流感
    • contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS 感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病
    • be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV 受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染
    • develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis 患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状
    • have a heart attack/a stroke 心脏病／中风发作
    • provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction 引起／产生过敏反应
    • block/burst/rupture a blood vessel 使血管阻塞／破裂
    • damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon 损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱

    Being ill 病了

    • feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy 感到不适／想吐／恶心
    • be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever 发烧
    • have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧
    • suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder 患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱
    • be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息
    • nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover 调治感冒／头痛／宿醉
    • battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism 与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒

    Treatments 治疗

    • examine a patient 给病人做检查
    • diagnose a condition/disease/disorder 诊断疾病
    • be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia 诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症
    • prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics 开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素
    • treat sb for cancer/depression/shock 治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克
    • have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer 接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗
    • have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光
    • cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient 治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人
    • prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs 防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害
    • be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗
    • enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease 增加对疾病的免疫力

    acute, condition, health, medicine, outbreak, pain, recover, relapse, terminal, treatment