epidemic

英 [ˌepɪˈdemɪk]

美 [ˌepɪˈdemɪk]

n.  流行病; (迅速的)泛滥，蔓延
adj.  流行性的; 极为盛行的

复数：epidemics　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7094 / COCA.4919

牛津词典

noun

• 流行病
  a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community
  1. the outbreak of a flu epidemic
     流感的爆发
  2. an epidemic of measles
     麻疹的流行
• （迅速的）泛滥，蔓延
  a sudden rapid increase in how often sth bad happens
  1. an epidemic of crime in the inner cities
     市内中心区犯罪活动盛行

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （疾病的）流行，传播
  If there is anepidemic ofa particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas.
  1. A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.
     一场流感正席卷莫斯科。
  2. ...a killer epidemic of yellow fever.
     致命的黄热病的流行
• N-COUNT （坏事的）盛行，泛滥，猖獗
  If an activity that you disapprove of is increasing or spreading rapidly, you can refer to this as anepidemic ofthat activity.
  1. ...an epidemic of serial killings...
     连环杀人现象的猖獗
  2. Drug experts say it could spell the end of the crack epidemic.
     禁毒专家说它可能会结束强效可卡因吸食泛滥的局面。

英英释义

noun

• a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease

adj

• (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease
  1. an epidemic outbreak of influenza

双语例句

• It is feared that a similar epidemic will soon reach the shores of Europe
  人们担心类似的流行病很快会传到欧洲。
• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.
  那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The epidemic has also spread to neighboring South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique.
  该流行病也传播到了邻国南非，波扎那和莫桑比克。
• Violence is reaching epidemic levels in the city.
  城市的暴力事件已达泛滥地步。
• Obesity, which is frequently present in severe and fatal cases, is now a global epidemic.
  严重和致命病例中经常可见肥胖症，而该病现在是一种全球流行病。
• The major impact of this epidemic worldwide is yet to come
  这种传染病在世界范围内的重大影响还未完全显现。
• They estimated that between 17,000 and 20,000 cows would die before the epidemic had run its course
  他们估计在流行病结束之前会有17,000到20,000头牛死去。
• There has recently been an epidemic of car stealing.
  汽车被盗案件近来频繁发生。
• The development of medical care and epidemic prevention has greatly improved the health of the Chinese people.
  医疗卫生和防疫工作的发展极大地提高了中国人民的健康水平。
• In China, mosquito-borne infectious diseases include malaria, filarial, epidemic Japanese B encephalitis, and dengue fever.
  我国蚊媒传染病有疟疾、丝虫、流行性乙型脑炎和登革热。