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

• Methods The data of49 cases of early onset severe preeclampsia were retrospectively analyzed.
  方法对49例早发型重度子痫前期患者进行回顾性分析。
• 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。
• 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。
• The disappearance of monomer droplets at the onset of interval III can be observed visually.
  在阶段Ⅲ开始时就可以目视观察到单体液滴的消失。
• 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。
• Symptoms of acute onset suggest a vascular cause or seizure;
  急性起病的症状，提示血管性或为癫痫发作；
• I feel a sudden onset of clarity, bartok.
  我突然想清楚了一件事，巴托克。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ravages of this condition I observed; the onset of her mental instability I only felt.
  我目睹了疾病的摧残，但只能凭感觉猜想她精神刚开始不稳定时的状况。