break out phrasal verbphr v a) WAR/FIRE ETCSTART TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCif something unpleasant such as a fire, fight, or war breaks out, it starts to happen 〔不愉快之事〕爆发,突然发生 I was still living in London when the war broke out. 战争爆发的时候我还住在伦敦。
Does everyone know what to do if a fire breaks out? 如果发生火灾,大家都知道该怎么办吗?
Fighting broke out between demonstrators and the police. 游行示威者和警方发生了冲突。
→ outbreak b) ESCAPEESCAPEto escape from a prison 越狱 of Three men have broken out of a top-security jail. 三名男子从一所戒备极其森严的监狱逃跑了。
→ breakout c) CHANGE YOUR LIFECHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change the way you live because you feel bored 〔因腻烦〕改变生活方式,摆脱 of She felt the need to break out of her daily routine. 她觉得必须从日常生活中解脱出来。
d) break out in spots/a rash/a sweat etcILLNESS/DISEASE if you break out in spots etc, they appear on your skin 出丘疹/出红疹/出汗等 I broke out in a painful rash. 我出了疹子,很痛。
My whole body broke out in a sweat. 我浑身冒汗。
break of• He was going to break out of here.• To break out of its solitude, it has had to make frequent and conscious efforts.• It broke out of its tea-party and caste-system mold on Saturday, rewarding hunger and perseverance, as well as graceful artistry.• These steps demonstrate a political will by Barak to break out of stalemate.• In Britain we know what happens when new groups try to break out of the box.• Moreover, they have seen that it is possible to break out of the capitalist system and go forward.• Martha was planning to break out of the ghetto of poetry.• Then they break out of this immobility into a frenzy of activity.