outbreakKK [ˋaʊˏtbrek] /ˈaʊˌtbɹeɪk/名詞1爆發、疫情多指疾病Health officials are trying to contain the outbreak of measles.衛生官員正設法控制這波麻疹疫情。2爆發、發生指戰爭、暴力等Many families fled the city at the outbreak of war.戰爭爆發時,許多家庭逃離了那座城市。3爆發、湧現The verdict was followed by an outbreak of protests nationwide.判決宣布後,全國各地隨即爆發抗議。