epidemic

中文意思

• n. 流行病
• n. 蔓延
• adj. 流行性的
• adj. 傳染性的

英文解釋

• n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
• adj. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

詞形變化

複數

epidemics

例句

1. n. 流行病

   Doctors are working hard to stop the spread of the flu epidemic.

   醫生們正努力阻止這場流感流行病的蔓延。

2. n. 蔓延

   The city is facing an epidemic of bike thefts this summer.

   這座城市今年夏天正面臨單車竊案大肆蔓延的問題。

3. adj. 流行性的

   Fever is one of the most common epidemic symptoms among children this season.

   發燒是這個季節兒童當中最常見的流行性症狀之一。

4. adj. 傳染性的

   The health department warned the public about the epidemic disease.

   衛生局向民眾發出了關於該傳染性疾病的警告。