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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Acting in concert limits the political fallout that comes from rescuing countries.
  协调一致的行动限制了救援国施加的政治影响。
• Widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
  核爆炸后散布很广的放射性坠尘。
• Part of the fallout relates directly to subprime exposure or to structured credit instruments.
  部分结果直接与次级证券或结构性信贷工具有关。
• 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。
• Her recovery time from the bankruptcy and personal fallout?
  她用了多少时间从公司倒闭和个人失败中重新振作起来？
• The political fallout is not my first concern.
  政治上附带的结果不是我最关注的。
• 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。