bout /baʊt/ n. 1. 较量,比赛 Those are the two boxers who will appear in the main bout. 那两位就是要在主要比赛中出场的拳手。 2. 一段,一阵,一次,一场 tremendous bouts of drinking 一次次的狂饮 a bout of surgery 一次外科手术 a bout of inflation 一场通货膨胀 3. (疾病等的)发作 a bout of hepatitis (flu) 肝炎(流感)的发作 frequent bouts of rheumatism 风湿症的频繁发作 4. (耕地等的)一个来回 [< ? 废词 bought a bending, turn]