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单词 outbreak
释义 outbreak
I. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English outbreken, from Old English ūtbrecan, from ūt out + brecan to break — more at out, break
: to break out
 < there outbroke the blast of a horn — Stephen Graham >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: out (III) + break (after break out)
1.
 a. : a bursting forth : a sudden or violent breaking out of activity
  < the outbreak of war >
  < an outbreak of new building >
  < outbreaks of experimentation on group effects among the lower animals — W.C.Allee >
 b. : a sudden rise in the incidence of a disease especially to epidemic or near epidemic proportions
  < an outbreak of flu >
 c. : a sudden increase in numbers of a harmful or noxious insect or other organism within a particular area
  < an outbreak of locusts >
  < an outbreak center >
2. : insurrection, revolt
 < a slave outbreak >
 < famine conditions led to outbreaks in many cities >
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