bout
noun /baʊt/
/baʊt/
- a short period of great activity; a short period during which there is a lot of a particular thing, usually something unpleasant
一阵；一场；（尤指坏事的）一通，一次 - They had been fighting after a drinking bout.
他们一顿狂饮之后一直在打架。 - bout of something/of doing something the latest bout of inflation
最近一波通货膨胀 - There has been a severe bout of inflation over recent months.
最近几个月出现了一轮严重的通货膨胀。 - Regular exercise is better than occasional bouts of strenuous activity.
有规律的运动比偶尔一两次剧烈运动好。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- nasty
- prolonged
- …
- get
- have
- suffer
- …
- during a/the bout
- bout of
- bout with
- …
- They had been fighting after a drinking bout.
- bout (of something) an attack or period of illness
（疾病的）发作；发病期 - a severe bout of flu/coughing
流感／咳嗽的猛烈发作 - He suffered occasional bouts of depression.
他有时会犯抑郁症。 - bout (with something) (North American English) a bout with the flu
流感发作期
Topics Illnessc2- I got a bad bout of the flu last winter.
去年冬天我得了一次重流感。 - He's just recovering from a severe bout of flu.
他正从一场重感冒中慢慢恢复。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- nasty
- prolonged
- …
- get
- have
- suffer
- …
- during a/the bout
- bout of
- bout with
- …
- a severe bout of flu/coughing
- a boxing or wrestling match
拳击（或摔跤）比赛 - A karate bout lasts for two or three minutes.
空手道比赛持续两三分钟。 - It was hailed as one of the best heavyweight bouts of recent times.
这被誉为近年来最精彩的重量级拳击比赛之一。 - The doctor halted their bout after the ninth round.
第九回合后，医生停止了他们的比赛。
- A karate bout lasts for two or three minutes.
词源mid 16th cent. (denoting a curve or circuit, hence later a “turn” of activity): from dialect bought ‘bend, loop’; probably of Low German origin.