[C]流行病 a large number of the same infectious diseases during a single period of time
英英释义
Noun:
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
Adjective:
(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously;
"an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
双语例句
用作名词 (n.)
A flu epidemic raged through the school for weeks. 流感在这所学校里蔓延了几个星期。
The small town was suddenly struck by an epidemic. 小镇突然遭到传染病的袭击。
用作形容词 (adj.)
Violence is reaching epidemic levels. 暴力达到了流行的程度。
The corruption has become epidemic in the society. 这种腐化已成为社会上的一种歪风。
Summer has a high incidence of epidemic diseases. 夏天是传染病的高发季节。
用作名词 (n.)
The Sanitary Board tries to stamp out the epidemic. 卫生局试图消灭这种流行病。
There has recently been an epidemic of car stealing. 汽车被盗案件近来频繁发生。
用法讲解
n. (名词)
epidemic的基本意思是“流行病”,可用来比喻某一事件或现象像流行病一样广为“流传,盛行”,常用于“an epidemic of sth”结构中。
