a short period of great activity; a short period during which there is a lot of a particular thing, usually something unpleasant 一陣；一場；（尤指壞事的）一通，一次 They had been fighting after a drinking bout. 他們一頓狂飲之後一直在打架。 - bout of something/of doing something
the latest bout of inflation 最近一波通貨膨脹 There has been a severe bout of inflation over recent months. 最近幾個月出現了一輪嚴重的通貨膨脹。 Regular exercise is better than occasional bouts of strenuous activity. 有規律的運動比偶爾一兩次劇烈運動好。
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）發作；發病期 a severe bout of flu/coughing 流感／咳嗽的猛烈發作 He suffered occasional bouts of depression. 他有時會犯抑鬱症。 - bout (with something) (North American English)
a bout with the flu 流感發作期
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. 他正從一場重感冒中慢慢恢複。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- nasty
- prolonged
- …
- get
- have
- suffer
- …
- during a/the bout
- bout of
- bout with
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a boxing or wrestling match 拳擊（或摔跤）比賽 A karate bout lasts for two or three minutes. 空手道比賽持續兩三分鐘。 It was hailed as one of the best heavyweight bouts of recent times. 這被譽爲近年來最精彩的重量級拳擊比賽之一。 The doctor halted their bout after the ninth round. 第九回合後，醫生停止了他們的比賽。
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.