outbreak

/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/· noun

健康/科学B1

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Chinese meaning

（疫情等）爆发

疾jí病bìng等děng突tū然rán大dà规guī模mó爆bào发fā

刚gāng果guǒ埃āi博bó拉lā疫yì情qíng突tū然rán大dà规guī模mó爆bào发fā

There is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

在刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情爆发中，目前尚无获批药物可以帮助争分夺秒抢救生命的医疗团队。

Source: The Guardian · 12 Jul 2026

刚gāng果guǒ埃āi博bó拉lā疫yì情qíng爆bào发fā六liù周zhōu后hòu，伊yī图tú里lǐ地dì区qū启qǐ动dòng创chuàng纪jì录lù治zhì疗liáo试shì验yàn，测cè试shì药yào物wù降jiàng低dī死sǐ亡wáng率lǜ。

源自古英语ūtābrecan,即「向外突破」

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