| 单词 | bout |
| 释义 | bout (once / 484 pages) 1n 2n A bout is a fight. If you want to be a boxer, start with some easy bouts before challenging the champ. A bout is a period of time in which something intense happens, like fighting, binging, or being sick, and comes from the word for bending, or going round in a circle. We usually use it these days for something you wouldn't want to go on for too long of a time. If the full moon makes you crazy, you might suffer a bout of madness. WORD FAMILYbout: bouts USAGE EXAMPLESIt seemed his first duty was keeping a constant smile, even as he battled through what is now his third bout with cancer, Long said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The latest bout of air pollution began on Friday. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) That bout of smog saw 460 million people, a population greater than North America, breathing toxic air, according to Greenpeace. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) Hyper competition, contest an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 2n (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive Syn|Hypo|Hyper round, turn top, top of the inning the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat bottom, bottom of the inningthe second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat division, part, section one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole 3n a period of illness 2a bout of fever a bout of depression Hyper period, period of time, time period an amount of time n an occasion for excessive eating or drinking Syn|Hypo|Hyper binge, bust, tear piss-up vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking |
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