broke out

Communal violence broke out in different parts of the country.

在该国不同的地区发生了群体暴力事件。

When war broke out, he was interned as an enemy alien.

战争爆发时，他作为敌国人士遭到关押。

I was in a nightclub in Brixton and a fight broke out.

当时我在布里克斯顿的一家夜总会里，那里发生了一场斗殴。

Most of the occupants had left before the fire broke out.

大部分住户在火灾发生前就已经离开。

When hostilities broke out he returned to England and joined up.

战事爆发之后，他回到英格兰参军了。

The fighting broke out about two hours after sundown.

日落后大约两小时战斗打响了。

Scattered groans and whoops broke out in the crowd.

人群里不时发出几声抱怨和欢呼。

All the lights went off, and mass hysteria broke out.

所有的灯都熄灭了，大家都变得歇斯底里起来。

Pandemonium broke out as they ran into the street shouting.

他们叫嚷着冲到大街上，大街上顿时乱作一团。

Fires broke out everywhere, the entire city went up in flames.

到处都燃起了火，整个城市陷入一片火海。

Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city.

卫兵包围了该市的一所别墅后便发生了枪战。

He was 29 when war broke out.

战争爆发时他才29岁。

The fire broke out in two unoccupied cabins.

两间空置的棚屋里发生了火灾。

Pandemonium broke out when the news was announced.

这消息一宣布，立即乱成一片。

One prison guard was killed when a riot broke out in the jail.

一位狱警在监狱骚乱中遇难。