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Definition of outbreak in English: outbreaknoun ˈaʊtbreɪkˈaʊtˌbreɪk A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease. （战争、疾病等的）爆发 the outbreak of World War II 第二次世界大战的爆发。 Example sentencesExamples - Witnesses reported sporadic outbreaks of violence and houses being torched.
- Today there are occasional outbreaks of their modern equivalents, mostly in small groups in exposed areas.
- We learned of a deadly cholera outbreak in the area.
- The country's prisons are so congested that they are prone to disease outbreaks.
- The situation is easing, although sporadic fresh outbreaks are still occurring.
- Recently the city witnessed an outbreak of gastroenteritis, which claimed seven lives.
- Avian cholera outbreaks occur primarily in winter and early spring.
- Acute diarrhoea was rare in these sections, and no outbreaks of gastroenteritis were recorded.
- Conditions in Australian cities were so poor that Sydney suffered an outbreak of plague at the turn of the century.
- The combination has lead to the increase in outbreaks of the disease.
- According to the National Disease Surveillance Centre, last year's outbreaks caused at least 2,000 people to become ill.
- It will also look at how the outbreaks of the disease in Holland, France and the Republic of Ireland were handled.
- Reported outbreaks affect females disproportionately more often than males, and frequently involve adolescents or children.
- The opportunity presented itself in 1866 with the outbreak of hostilities between Austria and Prussia.
- As the outbreak spread, political and medical authorities kept a tight lid on information.
- In California a three-person outbreak of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome occurred in patients in a hospital.
- Their clan elders, however, are attempting to calm them down, fearing the outbreak of civil war.
- The bathing had been ordered to control an outbreak of scabies, a skin disease.
- Within two weeks of its onset, the outbreak spread throughout the district.
- The World Health Organisation says to prevent serious outbreaks of disease, the uptake needs to be around 95 per cent.
Synonyms eruption, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, epidemic, breakout, sudden appearance, rash, wave, spate, flood, explosion, burst, blaze, flurry rare recrudescence, ebullition, boutade start, beginning, onset, breaking out, opening, outset, day one, inception, dawn, genesis formal commencement
Definition of outbreak in US English: outbreaknounˈoutˌbrākˈaʊtˌbreɪk The sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc. （战争、疾病等的）爆发 the outbreak of World War II 第二次世界大战的爆发。 Example sentencesExamples - Recently the city witnessed an outbreak of gastroenteritis, which claimed seven lives.
- Today there are occasional outbreaks of their modern equivalents, mostly in small groups in exposed areas.
- Reported outbreaks affect females disproportionately more often than males, and frequently involve adolescents or children.
- As the outbreak spread, political and medical authorities kept a tight lid on information.
- The combination has lead to the increase in outbreaks of the disease.
- Their clan elders, however, are attempting to calm them down, fearing the outbreak of civil war.
- The situation is easing, although sporadic fresh outbreaks are still occurring.
- Acute diarrhoea was rare in these sections, and no outbreaks of gastroenteritis were recorded.
- In California a three-person outbreak of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome occurred in patients in a hospital.
- Avian cholera outbreaks occur primarily in winter and early spring.
- The opportunity presented itself in 1866 with the outbreak of hostilities between Austria and Prussia.
- Within two weeks of its onset, the outbreak spread throughout the district.
- Witnesses reported sporadic outbreaks of violence and houses being torched.
- The country's prisons are so congested that they are prone to disease outbreaks.
- Conditions in Australian cities were so poor that Sydney suffered an outbreak of plague at the turn of the century.
- It will also look at how the outbreaks of the disease in Holland, France and the Republic of Ireland were handled.
- The World Health Organisation says to prevent serious outbreaks of disease, the uptake needs to be around 95 per cent.
- We learned of a deadly cholera outbreak in the area.
- The bathing had been ordered to control an outbreak of scabies, a skin disease.
- According to the National Disease Surveillance Centre, last year's outbreaks caused at least 2,000 people to become ill.
Synonyms eruption, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, epidemic, breakout, sudden appearance, rash, wave, spate, flood, explosion, burst, blaze, flurry start, beginning, onset, breaking out, opening, outset, day one, inception, dawn, genesis
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