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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- nasty
- prolonged
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- get
- have
- suffer
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- during a/the bout
- bout of
- bout with
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- 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc2I 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- nasty
- prolonged
- …
- get
- have
- suffer
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- during a/the bout
- bout of
- bout with
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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。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a curve or circuit, hence later a “turn” of activity): from dialect bought ‘bend, loop’; probably of Low German origin.