A breakout is an escape from a prison, especially a big one where several prisoners get out together. 'There was a breakout at the state prison last night — six men are missing.' It is a noun with the stress on the first part (BREAK-out); the verb is two words, 'break out': 'Three prisoners broke out of the jail.' You will meet several other meanings, and they all share one picture — something contained suddenly getting out.

A breakout Breakout是 an escape from a prison從監獄逃脫, especially a big one where several prisoners get out together尤其是好幾個囚犯一起逃出來的大規模逃獄。'There was a breakout at the state prison last night — six men are missing.'像「There was a breakout at the state prison last night — six men are missing.」 It它 is a noun with the stress on the first part (BREAK-out)是個名詞，重音在前半（BREAK-out）; the verb is two words, 'break out'動詞則是兩個字，'break out': 'Three prisoners broke out of the jail.'像「Three prisoners broke out of the jail.」 You你 will meet several other meanings還會遇到好幾個其他意思, and they all share one picture但它們都有同一個畫面 — something contained suddenly getting out某個被關住的東西突然跑出來。

A sudden start of something bad, especially disease or fighting, is a breakout or, more often, an outbreak: 'a breakout of measles'. On skin, a breakout is a sudden crop of spots: 'I get a breakout before every exam.' As an adjective, breakout means something that suddenly became a big success — 'her breakout role', 'the breakout hit of the summer' — the idea being that the person broke out of being unknown.

A sudden start of something bad, especially disease or fighting某件壞事突然爆發，尤其是疾病或戰鬥, is a breakout可以叫breakout or, more often, an outbreak不過更常叫outbreak: 'a breakout of measles'像「a breakout of measles」。On skin在皮膚上, a breakout breakout是 a sudden crop of spots突然冒出的一堆痘子: 'I get a breakout before every exam.'像「I get a breakout before every exam.」 As an adjective當形容詞時, breakout breakout means something that suddenly became a big success指某個東西突然大爆紅 — 'her breakout role'像「her breakout role」, 'the breakout hit of the summer'或「the breakout hit of the summer」 — the idea being that the person broke out of being unknown概念是這個人從默默無聞裡「衝了出來」。

And in meetings, a breakout room or breakout session is when a big group splits into small ones.

And而 in meetings在會議裡, a breakout room or breakout session breakout room或breakout session是 when a big group splits into small ones指一大群人分成小組的時候。

Which meaning you get depends completely on the situation, and native speakers switch between them without noticing. For disease and war, be aware that 'outbreak' is the more usual choice, and the safer one for you to use.

Which meaning you get你會遇到哪個意思 depends completely on the situation完全看情境, and native speakers而母語者 switch between them without noticing會在這些意思之間自然切換都不會發現。For disease and war對於疾病和戰爭, be aware that請注意 'outbreak' is the more usual choice「outbreak」是更常見的選擇, and the safer one for you to use也是你用起來比較安全的字。