| 单词 | epidemic |
| 释义 | epidemic¹ 1.【医】+of disease流行病 There was an epidemic of yellow fever in Philadelphia.费城正流行黄热病。 A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.一场流感正席卷莫斯科。 2.<贬>(rapid development of problem)(尤指令人不愉快的事物的)迅速蔓延, 泛滥, 猖獗 an epidemic of serial killings连环凶杀现象的猖獗 an epidemic of strikes罢工的盛行 epidemic²1.【医】+ disease流行性的；传染性的 of epidemic proportions流行性的 an outbreak of the disease of epidemic proportions流行病的爆发 to reach epidemic proportions成为流行病；流行开来 By the 1960s heart disease, cancer, and diabetes had reached epidemic proportions.截至20世纪60年代, 心脏病、癌症和糖尿病已经成为流行病。 2.+ problem盛行的；泛滥的；猖獗的 of epidemic proportions泛滥成灾的 Ireland is facing an alcohol problem of epidemic proportions.爱尔兰正面临泛滥成灾的酗酒问题。 to reach epidemic proportions泛滥成灾 Street crime in London is reaching epidemic proportions.伦敦的街头犯罪正日益泛滥。 |
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