fallout
UK ['fɔ:l.aʊt] US ['fɑ:l-] noun uncountable
NUCLEAR 核武器的
■the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion （核爆炸后产生的）放射性落尘•Cancer deaths caused by fallout from weapons testing could rise to 2.4 million over the next few centuries.武器试验产生的放射性落尘所引致的癌症死亡人数可能在随后几个世纪里增至240万。
UK ['fɔ:l.aʊt] US ['fɑ:l-] noun uncountable
UNPLEASANT RESULT 不良影响
■the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event 不良影响，恶果•The political fallout of the revelations has been immense.这些被曝光事件产生的负面政治影响相当巨大。 |