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epidemic ☞epidemicn. [ˌepɪ′demɪk] (epidemics)
双解释义 C 流行病 a large number of the same infectious diseases during a single period of time 基本要点 epidemic 的基本意思是“流行病”,可用来比喻某一事件或现象像流行病一样广为“流传,盛行”,常用于"an epidemic of sth"结构中。词汇搭配 动词+~ control an ~ 控制流行病 touch off an ~ 引发流行病~+介词 an ~ of 盛行…句型例句 The Sanitary Board tries to stamp out the epidemic. 卫生局试图消灭这种流行病。 There has recently been an epidemic of car stealing. 汽车被盗案件近来频繁发生。学习参考 epidemic 还可用作形容词,作“流行性的,流传极广的”解。例如: Violence is reaching epidemic levels in the city. 城市的暴力事件已达泛滥地步。 补充资料 [词源]法语epidemique(在人们中间流行的) |