epidemic

US [ˌepɪˈdemɪk]
UK [.epɪ'demɪk]
  • n.流行病；蔓延
  • adj.传染病；流行性的
  • Web流行的；传染的；传染性的
Plural Form：epidemics  

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epidemic
n.
1.
流行病a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community
the outbreak of a flu epidemic
流感的爆发
an epidemic of measles
麻疹的流行
2.
（坏事迅速的）泛滥，蔓延a sudden rapid increase in how often sth bad happens
an epidemic of crime in the inner cities
内城区犯罪活动盛行

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AllAll,流行病流行病,蔓延蔓延,传染病传染病,流行性的流行性的,流行的流行的,传染的传染的,传染性的传染性的
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1.
A year later, we've seen an epidemic of hatred against the president that I think is safe to call unprecedented.
一年后，对于奥巴马总统的憎恨成了一场流行病，我想称之为空前绝后并不为过。
yī nián hòu , duì yú ào bā mǎ zǒng tǒng de zēng hèn chéng le yī chǎng liú xíng bìng , wǒ xiǎng chēng zhī wéi kōng qián jué hòu bìng bù wéi guò 。
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If it spreads elsewhere in Europe, it could become a wider agricultural calamity, like the foot-and-mouth epidemic in Britain of 2001.
如果疫情扩展到欧洲其他地区，将演变成一个影响广泛的悲剧性的农业灾难。就如同2001年在英国的口蹄疫一样。
rú guǒ yì qíng kuò zhǎn dào ōu zhōu qí tā dì qū , jiāng yǎn biàn chéng yī gè yǐng xiǎng guǎng fàn de bēi jù xìng de nóng yè zāi nàn 。 jiù rú tóng èr líng líng yī nián zài yīng guó de kǒu tí yì yí yàng 。
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3.
"We need to take advantage of what we know to turn the tide together against this epidemic and get rid of it, " he said.
“我们需要利用我们所掌握的一起扭转局面反抗这种流行病并最终摆脱它。”他说道。
" wǒ men xū yào lì yòng wǒ men suǒ zhǎng wò de yì qǐ niǔ zhuǎn jú miàn fǎn kàng zhè zhǒng liú xíng bìng bìng zuì zhōng bǎi tuō tā 。 " tā shuō dào 。
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The U. S. is being investigated to determine the E. coli outbreak in Germany, whether the epidemic spread to the United States.
目前美国方面正在调查，以确定此次爆发在德国的大肠杆菌疫情是否已蔓延到了美国。
mù qián měi guó fāng miàn zhèng zài diào chá , yǐ què dìng cǐ cì bào fā zài dé guó de dà cháng gǎn jūn yì qíng shì fǒu yǐ màn yán dào le měi guó 。
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"The evolution of the epidemic is now in its phase of descent, " he said.
“现在正处于病毒流行演变的下降阶段，”他表示。
" xiàn zài zhèng chǔ yú bìng dú liú xíng yǎn biàn de xià jiàng jiē duàn , " tā biǎo shì 。
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Osteoporosis or low bone density is often described as a silent epidemic of the 21st century.
骨质疏松症或骨质密度偏低通常被视为二十一世纪的“安静的瘟疫”。
gǔ zhì shū sōng zhèng huò gǔ zhì mì dù piān dī tōng cháng bèi shì wéi èr shí yī shì jì de " ān jìng de wēn yì " 。
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"We tend to think of epidemics as infectious diseases, but we are now having an epidemic of diabetes worldwide, " she said.
她说：“我们通常总是把流行病归为感染性疾病，但是现在，糖尿病已经成为全球性的流行病”。
tā shuō : " wǒ men tōng cháng zǒng shì bǎ liú xíng bìng guī wèi gǎn rǎn xìng jí bìng , dàn shì xiàn zài , táng niào bìng yǐ jīng chéng wéi quán qiú xìng de liú xíng bìng " 。
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All of these activities affect one of the greatest direct threats to health security: outbreaks of emerging and epidemic-prone diseases.
所有上述活动都作用于对卫生安全的一个最大直接威胁：新出现和易流行疾病的暴发。
suǒ yǒu shàng shù huó dòng dōu zuò yòng yú duì wèi shēng ān quán de yī gè zuì dà zhí jiē wēi xié : xīn chū xiàn hé yì liú xíng jí bìng de bào fā 。
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During World War II, the refinery continued to feed the Allied war machine despite food shortages and a cholera epidemic among workers.
第二次世界大战期间，即使工人食品短缺，霍乱施虐，炼油厂也一直源源不断地给盟军的战争机器提供汽油。
dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn qī jiān , jí shǐ gōng rén shí pǐn duǎn quē , huò luàn shī nüè , liàn yóu chǎng yě yì zhí yuán yuán bú duàn de gěi méng jūn de zhàn zhēng jī qì tí gōng qì yóu 。
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But believe me, the epidemic of the plague is only a rumor, no doubt stoked by Catherine de Medici's people.
相信我吧。所谓瘟疫横行只是谣言而已，无疑是凯瑟琳·德·梅第奇的手下在煽风点火。
xiāng xìn wǒ ba 。 suǒ wèi wēn yì héng xíng zhǐ shì yáo yán ér yǐ , wú yí shì kǎi sè lín · dé · méi dì qí de shǒu xià zài shān fēng diǎn huǒ 。
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