break out

• 短语动词，指战争、火灾、疾病或打斗等不愉快的事突然发生，也指从某地或监禁中逃脱。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the sudden start of something unpleasant, such as a war, fire, disease, or fight, or to escape from a place or confinement.

不可数 · 不规则动词 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不带宾语

1. Start suddenlyformal

   To begin suddenly and often violently, used for events like wars, fires, or diseases.

   爆发

   • A fire broke out in the factory last night.
   • The war broke out unexpectedly in the region.
   • A fight broke out between the two groups.

   同义词burst outeruptflare up

   反义词abateceaseendstopsubside

2. informal

   To escape from a place or confinement, especially a prison.

   越狱

   • The prisoners broke out of jail at dawn.
   • He broke out of his cage and ran away.
   • They planned to break out of the detention center.

   同义词abscondboltdecampescapefleeget awayrun away

3. Develop skin conditioninformal

   To develop a skin rash or pimples suddenly.

   起皮疹

   • She broke out in hives after eating strawberries.
   • He broke out with acne during his teenage years.
   • The child broke out in a rash from the new soap.

   同义词erupt

基本动词break