epidemic
n. 流行病，传染病；（迅速的）盛行，蔓延
adj. 盛行的，泛滥的
复数 epidemics
比较级 more epidemic
最高级 most epidemic
例句
Today, doctors are fearing a worldwide epidemic.
如今，医生们在担心一次世界性的流行。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Hospitals were already fully extended because of the epidemic.
这场流行病已使各医院以最大负荷运转。
《牛津词典》
Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area.
卫生官员们已经成功地将该传染病控制在塔巴廷加地区。
