Outburst
“Outburst” 指情绪、言语或暴力行为的突然失控,如 an outburst of anger(勃然大怒)、a volcanic outburst(火山喷发,地质义)。
- “His outburst surprised everyone in the meeting.” (他的情绪爆发让与会者大吃一惊。)
- “There was an outburst of applause when the team scored.” (球队得分时爆发出一阵掌声。)
- “She apologized for her outburst the next morning.” (第二天早上她为前夜的失态道歉。)
复合词 out(向外)+ burst(爆裂),强调“由内而外的突然喷发”。
无前缀后缀,为英语原生复合名词。
职场与心理咨询中常讨论 anger outbursts 的管理;地质学中亦指火山活动喷发。
- 固定搭配: “outburst of anger” (勃然大怒), “emotional outburst” (情绪爆发), “sudden outburst” (突然迸发)
- 动词: burst
out + burst → 情绪“向外炸开”就是 outburst。
“After weeks of silence, one outburst cleared the air between them.” (数周沉默后,一次情绪爆发反而让彼此释怀。)