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

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