bout

発作、一時的な症状

病気や活動が短く続く期間。特に不快なものに使う。

やさしい英語で： A short period of an activity or illness, especially something unpleasant.

• She had a bout of flu.
• A sudden bout of coughing interrupted his speech.
• He recovered after several bouts of illness.

使い方： bout of something (He suffered a bout of flu.)

類義語： spell, attack, episode

よく使う表現： bout of illness, bout of coughing, short bout

について

「about」の短縮形で、何についてかを示す。

やさしい英語で： A shortened form of “about,” meaning concerning or on the subject of something.

• We were talking bout you.
• What’s that song bout?
• I don’t know much bout cars.

類義語： about

よく使う表現： talk bout something, think bout someone