| 词组 | break out |
| 释义 | break out 1. break out if war, fighting, fire, or disease breaks out, it starts suddenly: ▪ In 1991 civil war broke out in Yugoslavia. ▪ Firemen fought for hours to control the fire, which had broken out on Wednesday night. ▪ Three prisoners were killed when fighting broke out in the jail. outbreak n C when war, fighting, fire, or disease suddenly starts + of ▪ In 1832 there was a serious outbreak of cholera in New York City. 2. break out to escape from a prison + of ▪ Two dangerous robbers had broken out of jail and murdered a police officer. break-out n C an escape from a prison: ▪ Prison security has been severely criticized following a series of break-outs in recent months. 3. break out if a noise such as laughter or shouting breaks out, it starts suddenly: ▪ As the crowd grew restless, angry shouting broke out. ▪ The concert ended and for a second there was silence before the applause broke out. 4. break out to change the way you live or behave, especially when it is the usual or accepted way, because you feel that it limits you too much and you need more freedom + of ▪ Both Matt and Angela wanted to break out of the traditional male and female roles. ▪ Until she found a job and broke out of the cycle of poverty, Maritza's life was very hard. break out of the mould/mold (=do something different form the usually accepted style) ▪ Groups like Blur are struggling to break out of the usual Britpop mould. 5. break out in spots/ a rash etc if your skin breaks out in spots, a lot of spots suddenly start to appear on you skin, especially because of illness: ▪ I woke up feeling terrible and found that I had broken out in hundreds of tiny red spots. ▪ My arms and legs had broken out in a rash. 6. spots/a rash etc breaks out if spots etc break out, they suddenly appear on your skin: ▪ Katy had a high temperature, and spots had broken out on her chest. 7. break out in a sweat to suddenly start to sweat (=lose liquid through your skin), because you are very hot, ill, or frightened: ▪ The snake came slowly closer and closer and I broke out in a sweat. 8. a smile/grin etc breaks out if a smile or grin breaks out on someone's face, they suddenly start to smile: ▪ As she read the letter, a smile broke out on her face. 9. break sth out • break out sth AmE informal to get something out and prepare to use it: ▪ Break out the cowboy boots and get ready to dance all night! |
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