onset

英 [ˈɒnset]

美 [ˈɑːnset]

n.  开端，发生，肇始(尤指不快的事件)

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牛津词典

noun

• 开端，发生，肇始（尤指不快的事件）
  the beginning of sth, especially sth unpleasant
  1. the onset of disease/old age/winter
     疾病的发作；老年的开始；冬天的来临

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （尤指不快之事的）开始，开端，肇始
  The onset ofsomething is the beginning of it, used especially to refer to something unpleasant.
  1. Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter...
     冬天来临，大部分关口均已关闭。
  2. With the onset of war, oil prices climbed past $30 a barrel.
     战争一爆发，油价就攀过了每桶30美元。

英英释义

noun

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  1. the attack began at dawn
  Synonym:attackonslaughtonrush
• the beginning or early stages
  1. the onset of pneumonia
  Synonym:oncoming

双语例句

• Together we had watched the advance and onset of world disaster.
  我们曾一同注意观察世界灾难的发生和发展。
• Vomiting is normal at the onset of labor, but persistent vomiting may be a sign of illness.
  呕吐在分娩过程中是正常现象，不过持续性的呕吐有可能会是疾病的表征。
• Nonetheless, classification by age of onset and maximum function achieved is useful for prognosis and management;
  不过，通过发病年龄和获得的最大功能分类可以用来进行预后和管理；
• The onset of the disease is usually gradual, starting with fever, general weakness, and malaise.
  该病通常为渐进性发病，开始时出现发烧、全身虚弱和不适。
• He went to see a doctor at the onset of a fever.
  他开始发烧时便去看医生了。
• We now think that it may not be the amyloid fiber filaments that cause neuron death and disease onset.
  我们现在认为可能并不是淀粉样纤维细丝导致神经元死亡和疾病的发作。
• The Arab revolutions are not over, despite talk of the onset of winter.
  尽管有人说阿拉伯革命开始进入了“冬季”，但革命并没有结束。
• Bleeding and diarrhea signal the onset of symptoms.
  出血和腹泻意味着症状的发作。
• Deaths in chickens near his home were reported in the week prior to symptom onset.
  在症状出现之前一周，曾报告了他家附近的鸡死亡。
• On the basis of its onset, constipation may be classified as acute or chronic.
  根据病发情况，便秘可分急性和慢性两种。