Bout



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.一回合, 一阵
• ［英］ n.一回合, 一阵 ( a going and coming back again)
• ［记］ 原指农夫来回犁地, 现在指带有反复性的活动 ( bouts of activity几番活动) ;比较: boutique ( 妇女时装精品店 -> 妇女反复走的地方)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend
• Date: 1575
• a spell of activity: as
  • a. an athletic match (as of boxing)
  • b. outbreak, attack <a bout of pneumonia>
  • c. session

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