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单词 break out
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break out

phrasal verb intransitive
Other entries for this word
break out in a sweat phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theybreak out
he/she/itbreaks out
present participlebreaking out
past tensebroke out
past participlebroken out
DEFINITIONS5
  1. 1
    if something bad such as a war or disease breaks out, it starts

    We got married a month before the war broke out.

    The fire must have broken out during the night.

    Synonyms and related words
    To start to exist or happen
    start
    begin
    arise
    Collocates
    Nouns frequently used as subjects of break out
    ▪ fighting, fire, hostilities, rioting, row, scuffles, trouble, violence, war
  2. 2
    to escape from a prison
    break out of:

    Six prisoners have broken out of a top-security jail in Yorkshire.

    Synonyms and related words
    Getting out of prison
    bail
    bail out
    be (released) on licence
  3. 3
    to escape from something such as a situation or way of life
    break out of:

    the desire to break out of the boring routine of normal daily living

    Synonyms and related words
    To escape from a place or situation
    escape
    get away
    break away
  4. 4
    if something such as spots break out, or if you break out in spots, spots start to appear on your skin

    Sweat was beginning to break out on his forehead.

    break out in:

    The skin on my arms was breaking out in a rash.

    Synonyms and related words
    Skin problems, swellings and injuries
    abrasion
    abscess
    athlete’s foot
  5. 5
    to promote; to roll out
    When he hired Goldstone, Emin is said to have given him the task of breaking him out on the international market.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 15/07/2017
    Open Dictionary - July2017

break out

phrasal verb intransitive
Other entries for this word
break out in a sweat phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theybreak out
he/she/itbreaks out
present participlebreaking out
past tensebroke out
past participlebroken out
DEFINITIONS5
  1. 1
    if something bad such as a war or a disease breaks out, it starts

    We got married a month before the war broke out.

    The fire must have broken out during the night.

    Synonyms and related words
    To start to exist or happen
    start
    begin
    arise
    Collocates
    Nouns frequently used as subjects of break out
    ▪ fighting, fire, hostilities, rioting, row, scuffles, trouble, violence, war
  2. 2
    to escape from a prison
    Synonyms and related words
    Getting out of prison
    bail
    bail out
    be (released) on license
  3. 3
    to escape from something such as a situation or way of life
    break out of:

    the desire to break out of his day-to-day routine

    Synonyms and related words
    To escape from a place or situation
    escape
    get away
    break away
  4. 4
    if something such as spots break out, or if you break out in spots, spots start to appear on your skin

    Sweat was beginning to break out on his forehead.

    break out in:

    The skin on my arms was breaking out in a rash.

    Synonyms and related words
    Skin problems, swellings and injuries
    abrasion
    abscess
    athlete’s foot
  5. 5
    to promote; to roll out
    When he hired Goldstone, Emin is said to have given him the task of breaking him out on the international market.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 15/07/2017
    Open Dictionary - July2017
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