1.a bout of depression/flu/sickness etcPERIOD OF TIMEa short period of time during which you suffer from an illness 抑郁/流感/恶心等的发作(时期)
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a bout of depression/flu/sickness etc• Pablo Fernandez was suddenly stricken by a bout of flu.• Occasionally we all suffer from influenza or a bout of sickness, which naturally results in a drop in weight.
2PERIOD OF TIMEa short period of time during which you do something a lot, especially something that is bad for you 一阵,一回,一场,一番〔尤指做对自己有害的事情〕
ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOUT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bad, nasty, prolonged, serious, severe嚴重發作;長時間發作◇I got a bad bout of flu last winter. (BrE) 去年冬天我得了一次重流感。◇I got a bad bout of the flu last winter. (NAmE) 去年冬天我得了一次重流感。➤mild輕微發作➤occasional偶爾發作➤sudden突然發作▸➤drinking狂飲一通VERB + BOUT➤get, have, suffer, suffer from急病發作PREPOSITION➤during a/the bout在急病發作期間▸➤bout of一陣⋯◇a bout of flu (BrE) 一場流感◇a bout of the flu (NAmE) 一場流感➤bout with (NAmE) ⋯發作◇a bout with the flu流感發作