fallout

名词 n.
/ˈfɔːlaʊt/    /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc. countable,uncountable
    — It was 5 February 2010 and Safdar had already dealt with the fallout of one explosion that day: an hour before, a motorbike laden with explosives had slammed into a bus carrying Shia Muslims to a religious procession.
  2. The particles themselves. countable,uncountable
    — On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area.
  3. A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence. countable,uncountable
    — Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism
  4. A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed. countable,rare,uncountable
  5. The person who declines such an offer. countable,rare,uncountable
  6. An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no-show or who has cancelled last minute. countable,uncountable

词形变化

fallouts plural

词源

Deverbal from fall out; fall + out.
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