epidemic
🇺🇸
/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
🇬🇧
/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
noun
C1
A disease that spreads quickly to many people in a community
The city faced an epidemic of flu that made many people sick.
该市面临流感疫情，导致许多人生病。
C1
A sudden big increase in something bad happening
There is an epidemic of car thefts in our neighborhood.
我们社区出现了汽车盗窃的激增现象。
adjective
R
Happening more and more often in a place
Loneliness has become epidemic among young people.
孤独感在年轻人中已经变得普遍。
R
Affecting many people in a community at the same time
The epidemic spread of the virus worried health officials.
病毒的大范围传播让卫生官员感到担忧。
translation
流行病, 爆发
流行的, 流行性的
词形变化
Plural
epidemics