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发作
fā zuò
Meaning
- to flare up; to break out
Definition
指(疾病)突然发生或(感情)突然爆发。
to have an attack (of illness); to flare up (of emotions).
Usage
常用于描述疾病症状突然出现，或情绪突然激动。
Used to describe the sudden onset of illness symptoms or a sudden emotional outburst.
Examples
- 1 他的心脏病今天下午突然发作了。(His heart condition suddenly attacked this afternoon.)
- 2 她一听这话，脾气就发作了。(As soon as she heard this, her temper flared up.)
- 3 这种病每隔一段时间就会发作一次。(This disease flares up every once in a while.)
- 4 他又在众人面前发作了，让人很难堪。(He flared up again in front of everyone, which was embarrassing.)
- 5 我的旧伤最近又开始发作了。(My old injury has started to act up again recently.)
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