Definition of bout in English:

bout

noun baʊtbaʊt

1A short period of intense activity of a specified kind.
一段，一阵，一次
occasional bouts of strenuous exercise
偶尔几次紧张的练习。
a drinking bout
一阵狂饮。
Example sentencesExamples
- The bouts are short consisting of 3 x 2 minute rounds played out over a soundtrack of traditional Thai music.
- Geologists, however, consider mud volcanoes unpredictable, and there is still considerable controversy about their origin and bouts of activity.
- It's so much easier to study after a refreshing bout of exercise, you feel so much better and more alert for exercising.
- He said this did not mean taking up strenuous workout programmes, but daily short bouts of activity, such as vacuuming or mowing the lawn, could contribute to the overall total.
- To take advantage of this gender difference, challenge your guy to sports that have short to moderate bouts of intense activity broken up by rest periods.
- This is a tragic fallout from the intense bout of politiking we have had for 15-odd years.
- Abstaining from alcohol or tobacco did little to soothe hunger pangs and gave rise to occasional bouts of short temper even among the more devout.
- This can include several short bouts of activity in a day.
- It is a chronic condition that can cause periodic bouts of intense abdominal pain.
- Short bouts of exercise are undoubtedly a good way to get fit fast, but what about the psychological benefits of slow, steady distance work?
- Yesterday we drove home from Family Christmas In Devon, which as ever mainly involved eating with short bouts of inactivity in between.
- Thiamine can help improve your memory and recall, increase muscle control, and increase muscle endurance during short bouts of intense activity.
- The periods between bouts of drinking got shorter and the drinking bouts themselves got longer.
- Usually these writing bouts are intensive periods of a week or so.
- She can stand, but not for lengthy periods of time, and endures bouts of intense pain.
- This amounts to five hundred pages of self-obsessed navel-gazing, interspersed with intense bouts of self-loathing and lame jokes.
- With interval training, repeated bouts of high intensity work are performed with periods of recovery.
- The model is one of repeated disturbance with repeated bouts of intense exercise being undertaken, where the deer will run initially close to its maximum pace.
- Short bouts of intense social stress improved the ability in the mice to recover from the flu.
- I was engulfed in a bout of intense work, which perhaps the etching registered.
Synonyms
spell, period, time, stretch, stint, turn, run, session, round, cycle
fit, burst, flurry, spurt, streak
informal sesh, spot
1. 1.1 An attack of illness or strong emotion.
  （疾病或感情的）发作
  a severe bout of flu
  流行性感冒大发作。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She still suffers from bouts of vomiting blood, headache and giddiness.
  It is important that an epileptic does not experience severe bouts of anger, as this can precipitate an epileptic attack.
  The early deaths of his children would later lead to bouts of depression and emotional suffering.
  This period of strong emotion usually gives way to bouts of intense sadness, silence and withdrawal from family and friends.
  Several newspapers have emphasised a claim that the Scot suffered from bouts of mental illness - at ‘about the same time’ he converted to Islam.
  In the following years, she learned who her friends really were and fought her way back from a severe depression and bouts of shame and guilt.
  Finally, I have suffered several bouts of clinical depression.
  The sad truth is that one in five of us will suffer from a bout of severe depressive illness and many more will dip in and out of milder depressions.
  It was also revealed the 31-year-old suffered severe bouts of depression.
  The vaccine also protects you against contracting severe bouts of illness.
  But that's enough of that lest I be accused of a bout of Short Man's Syndrome or some such.
  Next I began having full-blown panic attacks and a bout of depression.
  His men weren't given to strong bouts of emotion, which was how he'd designed them to be.
  His readmission prompted a severe bout of post-operative depression - which doctors had told him to expect - but he didn't expect it to hit him so hard.
  Despite bouts of poverty, illness and alcoholism, Morriseau has come to be regarded as one of this country's most important artists.
  It became routine to cry it all out, suffer these bouts of emotional pain and return to classes or normal life without anyone noticing anything different.
  The reports contradict the official word from the Vatican, where spokesmen have maintained the frail Pope suffered a bout of the flu.
  Roth has been quiet ever since, prompting some to suggest that he had been suffering from a severe bout of writers' block.
  Kevin, who is recuperating after a bout of illness, is well on the road to a full recovery and back active in Irish-American circles once again.
  Gloomy winter days often leave us feeling low but for some they can spark bouts of severe depression.
  Synonyms
  attack, fit, spasm, paroxysm, convulsion, eruption, outbreak, outburst, burst, spell, dose
  rare access, boutade
2. 1.2 A wrestling or boxing match.
  摔跤比赛；拳击比赛
  he fought 350 bouts, losing only nine times
  Example sentencesExamples
  While presiding over the wrestling bouts of the other village boys he would never allow me to take on anybody since he knew I wasn't as tough.
  Fox's Celebrity Boxing scored a knockout in the ratings ring, undoubtedly ensuring a long string of rematches, grudge matches and return bouts.
  At the end of the bout, which I lost, the fans chanted ‘Please come back,’ and I was genuinely moved by that.
  If neither contestant withdraws during a contest, males engage in discrete wrestling bouts, in which they attempt to clasp and submerge their opponent.
  The phrase originates from the days of early bare-knuckle boxing or prizefighting bouts, a time long before any rules were produced by the Marquess of Queensberry.
  But it is not permitted to use serious tricks when the wrestling bout is between friends.
  He was forced to take a couple of punches in the first few seconds of the bout, but he fought back and was well on top at the end of the opening round.
  It may be, as has been suggested, that what they are actually seeing is a bout of traditional Celtic wrestling.
  The Holmes-Norton title fight ranks up there with the greatest Heavyweight Championship bouts of all time.
  Sumo bouts by professional wrestlers are being staged in South Korea for the first time since the end of World War II.
  Similar to the previous title, you'll have the option to choose pickup games, quick matches and online bouts against competitors.
  Others went so far as to stage bouts between professional Sumo wrestlers and jujitsu men.
  When he got back to wrestling, the bout got a lot better.
  They continue up the ladder and, after a number of years, are judging big-time fights - in some cases, championship bouts.
  We were larking around with a bout of on-street wrestling when I noticed a pile of rotten vegetables on a deserted stall.
  The final bout in the boxing ring is genuinely exciting, although the evening seems to tail off, lacking a real ending.
  In the evening, a boxing bout at the MEN Arena could attract a crowd of 15,000.
  Have our American fighters fight more international bouts.
  Mind you, it's my Grandparents 60th Anniversary today and I'm having lunch with them on Friday; I could see if they're up for a bout in the boxing ring!
  There are the naysayers, of course, who claim the wrestling bouts are all staged.
  Synonyms
  contest, match, round, heat, competition, tournament, event, meeting, meet, fixture, game
  encounter, fight, prizefight, struggle, set-to
  British clash
2A curve in the side of a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument.
（小提琴、吉他或其他乐器边缘的）曲线
Example sentencesExamples
- This mounts the output jack on the lower left bout of the violin (next to the chin rest) with chin rest clamp hardware.
- Some models give you a removable upper bout emulator.
- The bights are looped about the bout and the end peg and thus permit removable mounting of the support member to the violin.
- The upper bout is intended to accurately simulate the feel of the rib and edges of an acoustic violin and is used to help players with classical training find their upper positions more accurately.
- This five-string instrument has a violin string length but also has an extended lower bout and deep ribs for a more viola-like tone.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a curve or circuit, hence later a ‘turn’ of activity): from dialect bought 'bend, loop'; probably of Low German origin.

Rhymes

about, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, knout, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without

Definition of bout in US English:

bout

nounbaʊtbout

1A short period of intense activity of a specified kind.
一段，一阵，一次
occasional bouts of strenuous exercise
偶尔几次紧张的练习。
a drinking bout
一阵狂饮。
Example sentencesExamples
- With interval training, repeated bouts of high intensity work are performed with periods of recovery.
- Abstaining from alcohol or tobacco did little to soothe hunger pangs and gave rise to occasional bouts of short temper even among the more devout.
- Short bouts of intense social stress improved the ability in the mice to recover from the flu.
- This is a tragic fallout from the intense bout of politiking we have had for 15-odd years.
- To take advantage of this gender difference, challenge your guy to sports that have short to moderate bouts of intense activity broken up by rest periods.
- He said this did not mean taking up strenuous workout programmes, but daily short bouts of activity, such as vacuuming or mowing the lawn, could contribute to the overall total.
- I was engulfed in a bout of intense work, which perhaps the etching registered.
- This amounts to five hundred pages of self-obsessed navel-gazing, interspersed with intense bouts of self-loathing and lame jokes.
- The bouts are short consisting of 3 x 2 minute rounds played out over a soundtrack of traditional Thai music.
- It's so much easier to study after a refreshing bout of exercise, you feel so much better and more alert for exercising.
- The model is one of repeated disturbance with repeated bouts of intense exercise being undertaken, where the deer will run initially close to its maximum pace.
- This can include several short bouts of activity in a day.
- Thiamine can help improve your memory and recall, increase muscle control, and increase muscle endurance during short bouts of intense activity.
- The periods between bouts of drinking got shorter and the drinking bouts themselves got longer.
- She can stand, but not for lengthy periods of time, and endures bouts of intense pain.
- It is a chronic condition that can cause periodic bouts of intense abdominal pain.
- Short bouts of exercise are undoubtedly a good way to get fit fast, but what about the psychological benefits of slow, steady distance work?
- Geologists, however, consider mud volcanoes unpredictable, and there is still considerable controversy about their origin and bouts of activity.
- Yesterday we drove home from Family Christmas In Devon, which as ever mainly involved eating with short bouts of inactivity in between.
- Usually these writing bouts are intensive periods of a week or so.
Synonyms
spell, period, time, stretch, stint, turn, run, session, round, cycle
1. 1.1 An attack of illness or strong emotion of a specified kind.
  （疾病或感情的）发作
  a severe bout of flu
  流行性感冒大发作。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finally, I have suffered several bouts of clinical depression.
  It was also revealed the 31-year-old suffered severe bouts of depression.
  The reports contradict the official word from the Vatican, where spokesmen have maintained the frail Pope suffered a bout of the flu.
  The vaccine also protects you against contracting severe bouts of illness.
  But that's enough of that lest I be accused of a bout of Short Man's Syndrome or some such.
  It is important that an epileptic does not experience severe bouts of anger, as this can precipitate an epileptic attack.
  This period of strong emotion usually gives way to bouts of intense sadness, silence and withdrawal from family and friends.
  Next I began having full-blown panic attacks and a bout of depression.
  The early deaths of his children would later lead to bouts of depression and emotional suffering.
  Kevin, who is recuperating after a bout of illness, is well on the road to a full recovery and back active in Irish-American circles once again.
  Gloomy winter days often leave us feeling low but for some they can spark bouts of severe depression.
  Despite bouts of poverty, illness and alcoholism, Morriseau has come to be regarded as one of this country's most important artists.
  Roth has been quiet ever since, prompting some to suggest that he had been suffering from a severe bout of writers' block.
  In the following years, she learned who her friends really were and fought her way back from a severe depression and bouts of shame and guilt.
  The sad truth is that one in five of us will suffer from a bout of severe depressive illness and many more will dip in and out of milder depressions.
  His readmission prompted a severe bout of post-operative depression - which doctors had told him to expect - but he didn't expect it to hit him so hard.
  Several newspapers have emphasised a claim that the Scot suffered from bouts of mental illness - at ‘about the same time’ he converted to Islam.
  It became routine to cry it all out, suffer these bouts of emotional pain and return to classes or normal life without anyone noticing anything different.
  She still suffers from bouts of vomiting blood, headache and giddiness.
  His men weren't given to strong bouts of emotion, which was how he'd designed them to be.
  Synonyms
  attack, fit, spasm, paroxysm, convulsion, eruption, outbreak, outburst, burst, spell, dose
2. 1.2 A wrestling or boxing match.
  摔跤比赛；拳击比赛
  Example sentencesExamples
  We were larking around with a bout of on-street wrestling when I noticed a pile of rotten vegetables on a deserted stall.
  If neither contestant withdraws during a contest, males engage in discrete wrestling bouts, in which they attempt to clasp and submerge their opponent.
  Similar to the previous title, you'll have the option to choose pickup games, quick matches and online bouts against competitors.
  While presiding over the wrestling bouts of the other village boys he would never allow me to take on anybody since he knew I wasn't as tough.
  The Holmes-Norton title fight ranks up there with the greatest Heavyweight Championship bouts of all time.
  At the end of the bout, which I lost, the fans chanted ‘Please come back,’ and I was genuinely moved by that.
  Have our American fighters fight more international bouts.
  The phrase originates from the days of early bare-knuckle boxing or prizefighting bouts, a time long before any rules were produced by the Marquess of Queensberry.
  Mind you, it's my Grandparents 60th Anniversary today and I'm having lunch with them on Friday; I could see if they're up for a bout in the boxing ring!
  It may be, as has been suggested, that what they are actually seeing is a bout of traditional Celtic wrestling.
  Fox's Celebrity Boxing scored a knockout in the ratings ring, undoubtedly ensuring a long string of rematches, grudge matches and return bouts.
  They continue up the ladder and, after a number of years, are judging big-time fights - in some cases, championship bouts.
  Sumo bouts by professional wrestlers are being staged in South Korea for the first time since the end of World War II.
  Others went so far as to stage bouts between professional Sumo wrestlers and jujitsu men.
  But it is not permitted to use serious tricks when the wrestling bout is between friends.
  There are the naysayers, of course, who claim the wrestling bouts are all staged.
  In the evening, a boxing bout at the MEN Arena could attract a crowd of 15,000.
  When he got back to wrestling, the bout got a lot better.
  The final bout in the boxing ring is genuinely exciting, although the evening seems to tail off, lacking a real ending.
  He was forced to take a couple of punches in the first few seconds of the bout, but he fought back and was well on top at the end of the opening round.
  Synonyms
  contest, match, round, heat, competition, tournament, event, meeting, meet, fixture, game
2A curve in the side of a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument.
（小提琴、吉他或其他乐器边缘的）曲线
Example sentencesExamples
- The upper bout is intended to accurately simulate the feel of the rib and edges of an acoustic violin and is used to help players with classical training find their upper positions more accurately.
- This mounts the output jack on the lower left bout of the violin (next to the chin rest) with chin rest clamp hardware.
- Some models give you a removable upper bout emulator.
- The bights are looped about the bout and the end peg and thus permit removable mounting of the support member to the violin.
- This five-string instrument has a violin string length but also has an extended lower bout and deep ribs for a more viola-like tone.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a curve or circuit, hence later a ‘turn’ of activity): from dialect bought ‘bend, loop’; probably of Low German origin.

词汇	bout
释义	Definition of bout in English: bout noun baʊtbaʊt 1A short period of intense activity of a specified kind. 一段，一阵，一次 occasional bouts of strenuous exercise 偶尔几次紧张的练习。 a drinking bout 一阵狂饮。 Example sentencesExamples The bouts are short consisting of 3 x 2 minute rounds played out over a soundtrack of traditional Thai music. Geologists, however, consider mud volcanoes unpredictable, and there is still considerable controversy about their origin and bouts of activity. It's so much easier to study after a refreshing bout of exercise, you feel so much better and more alert for exercising. He said this did not mean taking up strenuous workout programmes, but daily short bouts of activity, such as vacuuming or mowing the lawn, could contribute to the overall total. To take advantage of this gender difference, challenge your guy to sports that have short to moderate bouts of intense activity broken up by rest periods. This is a tragic fallout from the intense bout of politiking we have had for 15-odd years. Abstaining from alcohol or tobacco did little to soothe hunger pangs and gave rise to occasional bouts of short temper even among the more devout. This can include several short bouts of activity in a day. It is a chronic condition that can cause periodic bouts of intense abdominal pain. Short bouts of exercise are undoubtedly a good way to get fit fast, but what about the psychological benefits of slow, steady distance work? Yesterday we drove home from Family Christmas In Devon, which as ever mainly involved eating with short bouts of inactivity in between. Thiamine can help improve your memory and recall, increase muscle control, and increase muscle endurance during short bouts of intense activity. The periods between bouts of drinking got shorter and the drinking bouts themselves got longer. Usually these writing bouts are intensive periods of a week or so. She can stand, but not for lengthy periods of time, and endures bouts of intense pain. This amounts to five hundred pages of self-obsessed navel-gazing, interspersed with intense bouts of self-loathing and lame jokes. With interval training, repeated bouts of high intensity work are performed with periods of recovery. The model is one of repeated disturbance with repeated bouts of intense exercise being undertaken, where the deer will run initially close to its maximum pace. Short bouts of intense social stress improved the ability in the mice to recover from the flu. I was engulfed in a bout of intense work, which perhaps the etching registered. Synonyms spell, period, time, stretch, stint, turn, run, session, round, cycle fit, burst, flurry, spurt, streak informal sesh, spot 1.1 An attack of illness or strong emotion. （疾病或感情的）发作 a severe bout of flu 流行性感冒大发作。 Example sentencesExamples She still suffers from bouts of vomiting blood, headache and giddiness. It is important that an epileptic does not experience severe bouts of anger, as this can precipitate an epileptic attack. The early deaths of his children would later lead to bouts of depression and emotional suffering. This period of strong emotion usually gives way to bouts of intense sadness, silence and withdrawal from family and friends. Several newspapers have emphasised a claim that the Scot suffered from bouts of mental illness - at ‘about the same time’ he converted to Islam. In the following years, she learned who her friends really were and fought her way back from a severe depression and bouts of shame and guilt. Finally, I have suffered several bouts of clinical depression. The sad truth is that one in five of us will suffer from a bout of severe depressive illness and many more will dip in and out of milder depressions. It was also revealed the 31-year-old suffered severe bouts of depression. The vaccine also protects you against contracting severe bouts of illness. But that's enough of that lest I be accused of a bout of Short Man's Syndrome or some such. Next I began having full-blown panic attacks and a bout of depression. His men weren't given to strong bouts of emotion, which was how he'd designed them to be. His readmission prompted a severe bout of post-operative depression - which doctors had told him to expect - but he didn't expect it to hit him so hard. Despite bouts of poverty, illness and alcoholism, Morriseau has come to be regarded as one of this country's most important artists. It became routine to cry it all out, suffer these bouts of emotional pain and return to classes or normal life without anyone noticing anything different. The reports contradict the official word from the Vatican, where spokesmen have maintained the frail Pope suffered a bout of the flu. Roth has been quiet ever since, prompting some to suggest that he had been suffering from a severe bout of writers' block. Kevin, who is recuperating after a bout of illness, is well on the road to a full recovery and back active in Irish-American circles once again. Gloomy winter days often leave us feeling low but for some they can spark bouts of severe depression. Synonyms attack, fit, spasm, paroxysm, convulsion, eruption, outbreak, outburst, burst, spell, dose rare access, boutade 1.2 A wrestling or boxing match. 摔跤比赛；拳击比赛 he fought 350 bouts, losing only nine times Example sentencesExamples While presiding over the wrestling bouts of the other village boys he would never allow me to take on anybody since he knew I wasn't as tough. Fox's Celebrity Boxing scored a knockout in the ratings ring, undoubtedly ensuring a long string of rematches, grudge matches and return bouts. At the end of the bout, which I lost, the fans chanted ‘Please come back,’ and I was genuinely moved by that. If neither contestant withdraws during a contest, males engage in discrete wrestling bouts, in which they attempt to clasp and submerge their opponent. The phrase originates from the days of early bare-knuckle boxing or prizefighting bouts, a time long before any rules were produced by the Marquess of Queensberry. But it is not permitted to use serious tricks when the wrestling bout is between friends. He was forced to take a couple of punches in the first few seconds of the bout, but he fought back and was well on top at the end of the opening round. It may be, as has been suggested, that what they are actually seeing is a bout of traditional Celtic wrestling. The Holmes-Norton title fight ranks up there with the greatest Heavyweight Championship bouts of all time. Sumo bouts by professional wrestlers are being staged in South Korea for the first time since the end of World War II. Similar to the previous title, you'll have the option to choose pickup games, quick matches and online bouts against competitors. Others went so far as to stage bouts between professional Sumo wrestlers and jujitsu men. When he got back to wrestling, the bout got a lot better. They continue up the ladder and, after a number of years, are judging big-time fights - in some cases, championship bouts. We were larking around with a bout of on-street wrestling when I noticed a pile of rotten vegetables on a deserted stall. The final bout in the boxing ring is genuinely exciting, although the evening seems to tail off, lacking a real ending. In the evening, a boxing bout at the MEN Arena could attract a crowd of 15,000. Have our American fighters fight more international bouts. Mind you, it's my Grandparents 60th Anniversary today and I'm having lunch with them on Friday; I could see if they're up for a bout in the boxing ring! There are the naysayers, of course, who claim the wrestling bouts are all staged. Synonyms contest, match, round, heat, competition, tournament, event, meeting, meet, fixture, game encounter, fight, prizefight, struggle, set-to British clash 2A curve in the side of a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument. （小提琴、吉他或其他乐器边缘的）曲线 Example sentencesExamples This mounts the output jack on the lower left bout of the violin (next to the chin rest) with chin rest clamp hardware. Some models give you a removable upper bout emulator. The bights are looped about the bout and the end peg and thus permit removable mounting of the support member to the violin. The upper bout is intended to accurately simulate the feel of the rib and edges of an acoustic violin and is used to help players with classical training find their upper positions more accurately. This five-string instrument has a violin string length but also has an extended lower bout and deep ribs for a more viola-like tone. Origin Mid 16th century (denoting a curve or circuit, hence later a ‘turn’ of activity): from dialect bought 'bend, loop'; probably of Low German origin. Rhymes about, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, knout, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without Definition of bout in US English: bout nounbaʊtbout 1A short period of intense activity of a specified kind. 一段，一阵，一次 occasional bouts of strenuous exercise 偶尔几次紧张的练习。 a drinking bout 一阵狂饮。 Example sentencesExamples With interval training, repeated bouts of high intensity work are performed with periods of recovery. Abstaining from alcohol or tobacco did little to soothe hunger pangs and gave rise to occasional bouts of short temper even among the more devout. Short bouts of intense social stress improved the ability in the mice to recover from the flu. This is a tragic fallout from the intense bout of politiking we have had for 15-odd years. To take advantage of this gender difference, challenge your guy to sports that have short to moderate bouts of intense activity broken up by rest periods. He said this did not mean taking up strenuous workout programmes, but daily short bouts of activity, such as vacuuming or mowing the lawn, could contribute to the overall total. I was engulfed in a bout of intense work, which perhaps the etching registered. This amounts to five hundred pages of self-obsessed navel-gazing, interspersed with intense bouts of self-loathing and lame jokes. The bouts are short consisting of 3 x 2 minute rounds played out over a soundtrack of traditional Thai music. It's so much easier to study after a refreshing bout of exercise, you feel so much better and more alert for exercising. The model is one of repeated disturbance with repeated bouts of intense exercise being undertaken, where the deer will run initially close to its maximum pace. This can include several short bouts of activity in a day. Thiamine can help improve your memory and recall, increase muscle control, and increase muscle endurance during short bouts of intense activity. The periods between bouts of drinking got shorter and the drinking bouts themselves got longer. She can stand, but not for lengthy periods of time, and endures bouts of intense pain. It is a chronic condition that can cause periodic bouts of intense abdominal pain. Short bouts of exercise are undoubtedly a good way to get fit fast, but what about the psychological benefits of slow, steady distance work? Geologists, however, consider mud volcanoes unpredictable, and there is still considerable controversy about their origin and bouts of activity. Yesterday we drove home from Family Christmas In Devon, which as ever mainly involved eating with short bouts of inactivity in between. Usually these writing bouts are intensive periods of a week or so. Synonyms spell, period, time, stretch, stint, turn, run, session, round, cycle 1.1 An attack of illness or strong emotion of a specified kind. （疾病或感情的）发作 a severe bout of flu 流行性感冒大发作。 Example sentencesExamples Finally, I have suffered several bouts of clinical depression. It was also revealed the 31-year-old suffered severe bouts of depression. The reports contradict the official word from the Vatican, where spokesmen have maintained the frail Pope suffered a bout of the flu. The vaccine also protects you against contracting severe bouts of illness. But that's enough of that lest I be accused of a bout of Short Man's Syndrome or some such. It is important that an epileptic does not experience severe bouts of anger, as this can precipitate an epileptic attack. This period of strong emotion usually gives way to bouts of intense sadness, silence and withdrawal from family and friends. Next I began having full-blown panic attacks and a bout of depression. The early deaths of his children would later lead to bouts of depression and emotional suffering. Kevin, who is recuperating after a bout of illness, is well on the road to a full recovery and back active in Irish-American circles once again. Gloomy winter days often leave us feeling low but for some they can spark bouts of severe depression. Despite bouts of poverty, illness and alcoholism, Morriseau has come to be regarded as one of this country's most important artists. Roth has been quiet ever since, prompting some to suggest that he had been suffering from a severe bout of writers' block. In the following years, she learned who her friends really were and fought her way back from a severe depression and bouts of shame and guilt. The sad truth is that one in five of us will suffer from a bout of severe depressive illness and many more will dip in and out of milder depressions. His readmission prompted a severe bout of post-operative depression - which doctors had told him to expect - but he didn't expect it to hit him so hard. Several newspapers have emphasised a claim that the Scot suffered from bouts of mental illness - at ‘about the same time’ he converted to Islam. It became routine to cry it all out, suffer these bouts of emotional pain and return to classes or normal life without anyone noticing anything different. She still suffers from bouts of vomiting blood, headache and giddiness. His men weren't given to strong bouts of emotion, which was how he'd designed them to be. Synonyms attack, fit, spasm, paroxysm, convulsion, eruption, outbreak, outburst, burst, spell, dose 1.2 A wrestling or boxing match. 摔跤比赛；拳击比赛 Example sentencesExamples We were larking around with a bout of on-street wrestling when I noticed a pile of rotten vegetables on a deserted stall. If neither contestant withdraws during a contest, males engage in discrete wrestling bouts, in which they attempt to clasp and submerge their opponent. Similar to the previous title, you'll have the option to choose pickup games, quick matches and online bouts against competitors. While presiding over the wrestling bouts of the other village boys he would never allow me to take on anybody since he knew I wasn't as tough. The Holmes-Norton title fight ranks up there with the greatest Heavyweight Championship bouts of all time. At the end of the bout, which I lost, the fans chanted ‘Please come back,’ and I was genuinely moved by that. Have our American fighters fight more international bouts. The phrase originates from the days of early bare-knuckle boxing or prizefighting bouts, a time long before any rules were produced by the Marquess of Queensberry. Mind you, it's my Grandparents 60th Anniversary today and I'm having lunch with them on Friday; I could see if they're up for a bout in the boxing ring! It may be, as has been suggested, that what they are actually seeing is a bout of traditional Celtic wrestling. Fox's Celebrity Boxing scored a knockout in the ratings ring, undoubtedly ensuring a long string of rematches, grudge matches and return bouts. They continue up the ladder and, after a number of years, are judging big-time fights - in some cases, championship bouts. Sumo bouts by professional wrestlers are being staged in South Korea for the first time since the end of World War II. Others went so far as to stage bouts between professional Sumo wrestlers and jujitsu men. But it is not permitted to use serious tricks when the wrestling bout is between friends. There are the naysayers, of course, who claim the wrestling bouts are all staged. In the evening, a boxing bout at the MEN Arena could attract a crowd of 15,000. When he got back to wrestling, the bout got a lot better. The final bout in the boxing ring is genuinely exciting, although the evening seems to tail off, lacking a real ending. He was forced to take a couple of punches in the first few seconds of the bout, but he fought back and was well on top at the end of the opening round. Synonyms contest, match, round, heat, competition, tournament, event, meeting, meet, fixture, game 2A curve in the side of a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument. （小提琴、吉他或其他乐器边缘的）曲线 Example sentencesExamples The upper bout is intended to accurately simulate the feel of the rib and edges of an acoustic violin and is used to help players with classical training find their upper positions more accurately. This mounts the output jack on the lower left bout of the violin (next to the chin rest) with chin rest clamp hardware. Some models give you a removable upper bout emulator. The bights are looped about the bout and the end peg and thus permit removable mounting of the support member to the violin. This five-string instrument has a violin string length but also has an extended lower bout and deep ribs for a more viola-like tone. Origin Mid 16th century (denoting a curve or circuit, hence later a ‘turn’ of activity): from dialect bought ‘bend, loop’; probably of Low German origin.
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