| 单词 | to flatten the curve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto flatten the curve P4. to flatten the curve (Medicine, spec. Epidemiology) : to take measures designed to reduce the rate at which infection spreads during an epidemic, with the aim of lowering the peak daily number of new cases and extending the period over which new cases occur. ΚΠ 2006 Jrnl. Royal. Soc. Interface (Electronic ed.) (2007) 4 577/1 A lower transmission rate changes the PSD [= power spectral densities] by decreasing the overall amplitude of the oscillations, shifting the peak to lower frequencies and flattening the curve.] 2010 Jrnl. Primary Health Care 2 324/1 (table) Minimise transmission—‘flatten the curve’. 2020 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 31 Mar. 4 Under new and harsher restrictions brought in to ‘flatten the curve’ of infection, people who live alone will be the only people able to invite over one friend... ‘If we don't do this and we don't flatten the curve, our hospital staff are going to be stretched to the limit,’ Ms Palaszczuk said. < as lemmas |
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