fallout

英 [ˈfɔːlaʊt]

美 [ˈfɔːlaʊt]

n.  (核爆炸后的)放射性坠尘; 后果; 余波

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.22882 / COCA.9133

牛津词典

noun

• （核爆炸后的）放射性坠尘
  dangerous radioactive dust that is in the air after a nuclear explosion
• 后果；余波
  the bad results of a situation or an action

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 核辐射
  Falloutis the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place.
  1. They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests.
     在核武器试验中他们暴露在放射性尘埃之下。
• N-UNCOUNT 余波;后果
  If you refer to thefallout fromsomething that has happened, you mean the unpleasant consequences that follow it.
  1. Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
     格伦迪受该事件影响丢了工作。

英英释义

noun

• any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
  1. a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal
  Synonym:side effect
• the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
  Synonym:radioactive dust

双语例句

• The developing world will undoubtedly suffer a bigger fallout from global warming than most of the west.
  全球变暖让发展中世界受到的影响，无疑比大部分西方世界受到的影响更大。
• Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
  格伦迪受该事件影响丢了工作。
• The2001 and1990-91 recessions both ran eight months, followed by years of economic fallout.
  而2001年和1990-91年经济衰退的持续时间都是8个月，但衰退造成的后续影响却持续了好几年。
• Fear and uncertainty spread faster and farther than any nuclear fallout.
  与任何核辐射相比，恐惧与惶惑的传播速度更快，范围更远。
• Radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster contaminated the reindeer feeding grounds in northern scandinaia.
  从切尔诺贝利灾祸中泄漏出的放射性尘埃污染了北斯堪的纳维亚驯鹿的觅食地。
• The financial fallout has begun, and the political fallout may not be far behind.
  经济副作用已经开始了，政治副作用可能也不远了。
• Its continued existence and the fallout from subsequent civil wars continue to dominate politics in Lebanon.
  该公约的存在以及随后爆发的内战所带来的附带结果持续支配了黎巴嫩的政治。
• When further risks emerged in Russia, the banks and brokers were not well-placed to handle the fallout.
  当更多风险出现在俄罗斯时，银行和券商都没有做好应对后果的准备。
• Several German companies and business organisations in China told the financial times they had yet to see a fallout.
  数家在华德国企业和商业组织向英国《金融时报》表示，他们迄今并未看到影响。
• Without galactic assistance, I know of no other way to address the radioactive fallout problem.
  没有银河人的援助，我知道没有其他办法解决放射性尘埃问题。