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 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。
• Long-term damage from radioactive fallout, however.
  不过辐射性落尘导致的长期性伤害。
• 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。
• 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。
• Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.
  格伦迪受该事件影响丢了工作。
• The financial fallout has begun, and the political fallout may not be far behind.
  经济副作用已经开始了，政治副作用可能也不远了。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。