/baʊt; baut/
n
1 ~ (of sth/doing sth)
(a) short period of a specified activity 一回; 一次; 一阵
*a `drinking-bout 一次宴饮
* She has bouts of hard work followed by long periods of inactivity. 她总是努力干上一阵, 然後一待就是很长时间.
(b) attack (of an illness) （指疾病）侵袭, 发作
*a bout of flu, bronchitis, rheumatism, etc 流感、支气管炎、风湿病等的侵袭
* He suffers from frequent bouts of depression. 他患多发性抑郁症.
2 boxing or wrestling contest 拳击或摔跤比赛.

n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: bout 'one trip up the field and back in plowing' (16-19 centuries), from bought 'bending' (14-17 centuries)]
a bout of depression/flu/sickness etc
a short period of time during which you suffer from an illness
a short period of time during which you do something a lot, especially something that is bad for you
　a drinking bout
bout of
　a bout of unemployment
a boxing or wrestling match