单词 | epidemic |
释义 | epidemicepidemic /ˌɛpəˈdɛmɪk/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1medicine a large number of cases of a particular infectious disease happening at the same time: a cholera epidemic2a sudden increase in the amount of times that something bad happens: epidemic of There has been a recent epidemic of car thefts. [Origin: 1600–1700 French épidémique, from Greek epidemos visiting]—epidemic adjective: Violence is reaching epidemic proportions in the inner cities. |
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