[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"
epidemic的用法和样例:
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。