epidemic

/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/ n. / adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

流行病；疫情；流行的；泛滥的

释义与例句

n. 流行病；疫情
a large number of cases of a disease happening at the same time in a particular place
  1. The city was hit by a flu epidemic last winter.
    去年冬天这座城市爆发了流感疫情。
  2. Health officials are trying to control the epidemic.
    卫生官员正努力控制这场流行病。
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  1. An epidemic of cholera swept through the region.
    一场霍乱疫情席卷了该地区。
adj. 流行的；泛滥的
spreading quickly among many people; widespread
  1. There is an epidemic of obesity among young people today.
    如今肥胖在年轻人中很普遍。
  2. Violence has reached epidemic proportions in some cities.
    在一些城市，暴力已达到泛滥的程度。
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  1. The government is tackling the epidemic problem of youth unemployment.
    政府正在解决青年失业这一普遍问题。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 epidemic 指在某地区同时大量发生的流行病，可作名词或形容词。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • outbreak 爆发；突然发生
    outbreak 指疾病或坏事的突然爆发；epidemic 强调在较大范围内广泛流行。
    There was an outbreak of food poisoning in the school. 学校里爆发了食物中毒。
反义词
  • rare 罕见的；稀少的
    rare 指罕见的、少有的，与 epidemic（广泛流行的）相反。
    This disease is now rare thanks to vaccination. 多亏了疫苗接种，这种病现在很罕见了。
常见搭配
  • flu epidemic 流感疫情
    A flu epidemic spread across the country. 一场流感疫情蔓延全国。
  • epidemic of ……的流行
    There is an epidemic of cybercrime these days. 如今网络犯罪十分猖獗。
  • reach epidemic proportions 达到泛滥程度
    Drug use has reached epidemic proportions in the city. 这座城市的吸毒问题已达到泛滥程度。