break out
phrasal verb with break verb uk/breɪk/ us/breɪk/ broke | broken
(START)
B2 突然发生;爆发
If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts.
War broke out in 1914. 战争于1914年爆发。
Fighting has broken out all over the city. 战斗在全城打响了。
break out in a rash, sweat, etc. 突然开始出现（斑点、红疹、冒汗等）
to suddenly have red marks or sweat appear on your skin
She broke out in a rash after eating some strawberries. 她吃完草莓后身上突然开始出红疹。
It didn't take much exercise to make him break out in (a) sweat. 他还没怎么运动就开始出汗了。
When I heard the noise I broke out in a cold sweat. 我听见那个声音冒出了一身冷汗。
- More examples
- I break out in a cold sweat just thinking about public speaking.
- There's a sense of foreboding in the capital, as if fighting might at any minute break out.
- The ambassador was recalled when war broke out.
- Fighting broke out in the stands five minutes before the end of the match.
- An argument broke out and in the ensuing fight, a gun went off.
(ESCAPE)
逃出;越狱
to escape from prison
They broke out of prison and fled the country. 他们越狱逃到了国外。