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epidemic

英/ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk/

美/ˌɛpəˈdɛmɪk/

美式其他读音 /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/

01n.

传染病, 流行病

a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

02adj.

流行的, 传染性的

(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously