epidemic

n.

流行病；迅速的传播、生长或发展；风尚等的流行；

adj.

流行性的；极为盛行的；

复数：epidemics

epidemic situation疫情

epidemic prevention防疫；疫病防治；流行病预防

epidemic disease流行病

epidemic encephalitis b流行性乙型脑炎

epidemic hemorrhagic fever流行性出血热

epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis流行性脑脊膜炎

cholera epidemic霍乱蔓延

1. A flu epidemic raged through the school for weeks.
   流感在这所学校里蔓延了几个星期。
2. The small town was suddenly struck by an epidemic.
   小镇突然遭到传染病的袭击。

1. Violence is reaching epidemic levels.
   暴力达到了流行的程度。
2. The corruption has become epidemic in the society.
   这种腐化已成为社会上的一种歪风。
3. Summer has a high incidence of epidemic diseases.
   夏天是传染病的高发季节。

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