outbreak

Oxford American Dictionary
outbreak
- IPA[ˈoutˌbrāk]
美式
- n.
  
  the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc.
- noun: outbreak, plural noun: outbreaks
- 釋義
n.
名詞
1. the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc. the outbreak of World War II 同義詞 eruption, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, epidemic, ... 更多breakout, sudden appearance, rash, wave, spate, flood, explosion, burst, blaze, flurry, rarerecrudescence, ebullition, boutade, start, beginning, onset, breaking out, opening, outset, day one, inception, dawn, genesis, formalcommencement

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