bouts of illness 疾病发作期
bouts of coughing 一阵阵咳嗽
bouts of exercise 间歇性锻炼
short bouts 短暂发作期
bouts of laughter 一阵阵笑声
A: Are your bouts of coughing getting better?
A：你的阵发性咳嗽好些了吗？
B: Yes, the bouts are less frequent now.
B：是的，现在发作的次数少了。
1) 指短时间内反复出现的状态或行为阶段
2) 常用于描述疾病或症状的间歇性发作
3) 也可用于描述情绪或活动的周期性集中表现
1. 一阵；一段发作期；短暂反复阶段
2. 间歇性发作（多用于疾病或症状）
noun
1. short periods of a particular activity, feeling, or illness that happen repeatedly
Synonym: spells, episodes, bursts