outbreak

[US]/ˈaʊtbreɪk/
[UK]/ˈaʊtbreɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sudden occurrence; eruption

Phrases & Collocations

COVID-19 outbreak

outbreak of disease

outbreak prevention measures

Example Sentences

an outbreak of salmonella.

an outbreak of influenza.

a pandemic outbreak of malaria

an outbreak of vandalism

An outbreak of typhoid followed.

an epidemic outbreak of influenza.

the outbreak of World War II.

local outbreaks of flu.

an outbreak of food poisoning

the government was alarmed by an outbreak of unrest.

The cholera outbreak has been contained.

Experts fear that there will be new outbreak of the disease.

A new outbreak of smallpox occurred in 1928.

they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration.

The ambassador did his utmost to prevent the outbreak of hostilities.

At the outbreak of the war he lived in London.

recurrent food crises led to periodic outbreaks of disorder.

Many kind of senile disease and choric will easily outbreak and deteriorate at this time.

The recent outbreak of hepatitis bereaved the happy family of three members.

After the outbreak of fighting,all foreign journalists were expelled.

Real-world Examples

Such events may forecast an outbreak of war.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Major outbreak. A huge outbreak with a lot of people getting sick.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: 30-Day Check-in with 105 Words (Including Translations)

But, also where we'll see the outbreak very early on.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

There's going to be a significant outbreak.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

There was an outbreak of muttering at this.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

V. cholerae O1 has caused all recent outbreaks.

Source: Selected English short passages

They've just had a recent outbreak of dysentery.

Source: English little tyrant

There is a cholera outbreak and severe food shortages.

Source: BBC Listening August 2016 Collection

We have a new outbreak of COVID-19 at the moment.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

Recently we have another increase in these birds' virus outbreaks.

Source: English Major Level Four Listening Test (Complete Version)

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