outbreak學測 L6KK [ˈaʊˌtbrek] ｜ /ˈaʊˌtbreɪk/
爆發；突發·疫情；蔓延
常見於疫情、暴動等新聞報導的高頻字
A sudden outbreak of the flu forced the school to cancel the mid-term exam and clean every classroom.
流感突然爆發，迫使學校取消期中考並徹底清潔每間教室。
一個畫面：潰堤爆發
堤防潰堤壓力累積到臨界點，猛然潰堤而出
疫情擴散缺口一開，病菌隨之向外蔓延
衝突爆發壓抑的情勢瞬間演變成暴力衝突
義項
暴力衝突C1noun爆發；突發
The sudden outbreak of violence in the small town shocked everyone who saw the news that night.
小鎮突然爆發的暴力事件震驚了當晚看到新聞的所有人。
an outbreak of violencean outbreak of war
疫情蔓延C1noun疫情；蔓延
Doctors traced the outbreak of the disease back to unclean water in the village.
醫生查出這場疾病爆發的源頭是村莊裡不乾淨的水。
an outbreak of the flua disease outbreak
片語
an outbreak of war戰火爆發 →戰爭突然爆發
a flu outbreak流感來襲 →流感疫情大爆發
contain an outbreak圍堵疫情 →控制住疫情擴散
an outbreak of disease疾病爆發 →疾病突然大量出現
你會不會這樣說？
The disease ___ in the village, leading to a serious outbreak. (A) broke out (B) outbreaked
看答案
(A)
outbreak是名詞，沒有動詞用法，動詞「爆發」要用break out表達。
「Doctors traced the outbreak of the disease back to unclean water.」這句的 outbreak 最貼近哪個意思？(A) 暴力衝突 (B) 疫情增加
看答案
(B)
此句描述疾病爆發，對應「疫情；蔓延」義項，而非暴力衝突義項。
字族
break out （動詞片語）爆發；突然發生・breakout 突圍；（名詞）新爆發的事件