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

• 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。
• The fallout has squeezed credit and made it harder even for banks to borrow.
  连带影响是信贷受到了挤压，银行贷款更为困难。
• The economic'fallout'from real, actual nuclear fallout would be nothing short of devastating.
  不过如果爆发了大范围的核事故，那么这些分析和推测都将毫无价值。原子尘和核辐射带来的经济影响绝对是毁灭性的。
• Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
  格伦迪受该事件影响丢了工作。
• The fallout from that attack you authorized is escalating.
  你授权发动那次袭击的后果开始恶化了。
• There will be much fallout in financial markets over the next few weeks and even more uncertainty.
  这将在未来几周对金融市场产生很大的连带影响，甚至带来更多的不确定性。
• Long-term damage from radioactive fallout, however.
  不过辐射性落尘导致的长期性伤害。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can adopt a few avoidance strategies to reduce the fallout.
  你可以采取一些规避策略以减少对你的影响。