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单词 epidemic
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epidemic
noun
uk
/ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/us
/ˌep.əˈdem.ɪk/

epidemicnoun(DISEASE)

[C]
theappearanceof aparticulardiseasein alargenumberofpeopleat the sametime:
（疾病的）流行，传染
afluepidemic流感的传播
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pandemicnounspecialized
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Passing on illness & causing disease
  • aerosolize
  • catching
  • community transmission
  • contact tracer
  • contact tracing
  • disseminator
  • harbour
  • infect
  • infected
  • insalubrious
  • noncarrier
  • noncontagious
  • pass on
  • percent positive
  • pestilential
  • transmissible
  • transmit
  • transmittable
  • unhygienic
  • virally
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epidemicnoun(PROBLEM)

[Cusually singular]
aparticularproblemthatseriouslyaffectsmanypeopleat the sametime:
泛滥；蔓延
acrime/unemploymentepidemic犯罪频发／大范围失业
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
  • a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
  • abyss
  • adversity
  • atyourworstidiom
  • Augean
  • bad hair day
  • emergence
  • genie
  • half nelson
  • hardness
  • have a bumpy rideidiom
  • quicksand
  • rabbit hole
  • reversal
  • rigour
  • rollercoaster
  • strait
  • the Augean Stablesidiom
  • the hard wayidiom
  • vortex
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epidemic
adjective
uk
/ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/us
/ˌep.əˈdem.ɪk/
happeninga lot andaffectingmanypeople:
流行的；盛行的；肆虐的
Poverty in thiscountryhasreachedepidemicproportions.这个国家很多人处于贫困之中。
Crime andpovertyare epidemic in thecity.犯罪和贫穷如瘟疫一般在这个城市肆虐。
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endemic
pandemicadjectivespecialized
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Passing on illness & causing disease
  • aerosolize
  • catching
  • community transmission
  • contact tracer
  • contact tracing
  • disseminator
  • harbour
  • infect
  • infected
  • insalubrious
  • noncarrier
  • noncontagious
  • pass on
  • percent positive
  • pestilential
  • transmissible
  • transmit
  • transmittable
  • unhygienic
  • virally
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(Definition ofepidemicfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

epidemic| American Dictionary

epidemic
noun[C]
us
/ˌep·ɪˈdem·ɪk/
theappearanceof aparticulardiseasein a verylargenumberofpeopleduring the sameperiodoftime:
afluepidemic
(Definition ofepidemicfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofepidemic

epidemic
Further work is needed to study the impact of this assumption on the size and the duration of the simulated epidemics.
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Although there were intermittent periods when the populations could recover and indeed expand, subsequent new epidemics took a terrible toll.
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The resulting typhoid ('enteric fever ' or maagkoors) epidemics claimed victims annually and the tenants' ignorance of basic hygiene perpetuated the cycle.
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The lack of sustained growth in expenditure on this service is perhaps unsurprising, given the receding threat of epidemics.
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Introductions to naive host populations elsewhere have caused severe epidemics.
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In the absence of vaccination, epidemics expand rapidly and can last for several months, usually stopping with the onset of the rains [7].
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The age distribution of cases was consistent with that previously observed in meningococcal disease epidemics.
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Very few studies have estimated the impact of measles epidemics in a group of vaccine decliners on a surrounding population of vaccine acceptors.
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We assume an initial infection prevalence of between 2 and 10 % at the start of the simulated epidemics.
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Serious morbidity and mortality associated with influenza epidemics.
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Larger post-immunization epidemics may however, still occur if coverage is not maintained at uniformly high levels.
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We conjecture that antibodies lacking in durability have become prevalent in the population resulting in the disappearance of large epidemics since 1992.
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Among the different epidemiological situations, human hypo- to hyperendemic areas, including epidemics, are noteworthy.
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The magnitudes of the epidemics and the time interval between them, were dependent on the rate at which fish were added to the populations.
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High mortality rates are usually linked with war and epidemics.
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Collocationswithepidemic

epidemic

These are words often used in combination withepidemic.

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cholera epidemic
He sent strict orders to the cabinet to prohibit it, citing acholeraepidemicin the capital as justification.
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epidemic curve
The likely dates of infection were identified from the epidemic curve.
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epidemic proportions
Given these epidemic proportions, surprisingly little developmental research has focused on how children understand traumatic experiences.
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