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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

epidemic

英  [ˌepɪˈdemɪk]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • epidemics

    1. [C 可数名词] （疾病的）流行

    If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas.

    双语例句

    例：

    A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.

    一场流感正席卷莫斯科。

    例：

    a killer epidemic of yellow fever.

    一场致命的黄热病流行。

    例：

    A UN study warns the AIDs epidemic is nowhere near its peak.

    一份联合国的研究警告说艾滋病的流行还远未达到其顶峰。

    2. [C 可数名词] （坏事的）盛行

    If an activity that you disapprove of is increasing or spreading rapidly, you can refer to this as an epidemic of that activity.

    双语例句

    例：

    an epidemic of serial killings.

    连环杀人的猖獗。

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