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 political fallout is not my first concern.
  政治上附带的结果不是我最关注的。
• It is in the early stages following the explosion that protection from fallout is most important.
  在爆炸后的早期内，对沉降物的防御最为重要。
• 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。
• There will be systemic fallout from the Lehman bankruptcy, however.
  然而，雷曼兄弟的破产将带来系统性影响。
• The composition of the fallout can also be changed by "salting" the weapon to be detonated.
  如果在起爆武器中另加了料，那么沉降物的成分也就会有所改变。
• But signs are emerging in other OPEC countries that energy projects could get caught in the financial fallout.
  但其他欧佩克国家已经出现了能源项目可能遭受金融危机冲击的迹象。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。