epidemics

英 [ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪks]

美 [ˌɛpəˈdɛmɪks]

n.  流行病; (迅速的)泛滥，蔓延
epidemic的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （疾病的）流行，传播
  If there is anepidemic ofa particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas.
  1. A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.
     一场流感正席卷莫斯科。
  2. ...a killer epidemic of yellow fever.
     致命的黄热病的流行
• N-COUNT （坏事的）盛行，泛滥，猖獗
  If an activity that you disapprove of is increasing or spreading rapidly, you can refer to this as anepidemic ofthat activity.
  1. ...an epidemic of serial killings...
     连环杀人现象的猖獗
  2. Drug experts say it could spell the end of the crack epidemic.
     禁毒专家说它可能会结束强效***吸食泛滥的局面。

双语例句

• Epidemics and pandemics are like earthquakes. Tragic, inevitable and unpredictable.
  流行病和流行病疫情就像地震一样：悲惨、不可避免而且不可预测。
• Epidemics are a kind of disease which are caused by the parasite, and can spread among a population.
  流行病是由寄生物所引起的，能在人群中相互传播的疾病。
• During their first winter, over half of the settlers ① died of starvation or epidemics.
  在那里的第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病。
• In some areas death rates have actually risen as a result of extreme poverty and epidemics.
  在某些地区，由于极端贫困和流行病，死亡率实际上已经上升。
• HIV is fuelling TB epidemics in many countries and multi-drug resistance is a growing threat.
  在许多国家，艾滋病毒加快了结核病流行，同时多药耐药性也日益成为一大威胁。
• There is also a potential for epizootics and associated human epidemics to spread to areas that were previously unaffected.
  家畜流行病和相关的人类流行病也有可能传播到之前未受影响的地区。
• The vaccine is commonly provided to international travelers, but not to communities that suffer cholera epidemics.
  这种疫苗通常提供给跨国旅游的行人，但对遭受流行性霍乱的社区通常不予提供此种疫苗。
• The vaccine is designed to prevent periodic epidemics of the deadly disease in these countries.
  该疫苗旨在预防这种致命疾病在这些国家中周期性的流行。
• Cholera epidemics spread by poor sanitation are common.
  流行性霍乱传播的一种普遍方式是卫生条件差。
• HIV infection is high in virtually all countries that have generalized HIV epidemics.
  艾滋病毒/艾滋病：在几乎所有艾滋病毒普遍流行的国家，艾滋病毒感染率都很高。