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epi·dem·icBrE /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/NAmE /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/ nouna large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community 流行病◆the outbreak of a flu epidemic 流感的爆发◆an epidemic of measles 麻疹的流行 bacteria, disease, epidemic, fever, illness, immunity, infection, spread, vaccinate, virus a sudden rapid increase in how often sth bad happens （坏事迅速的）泛滥，蔓延◆an epidemic of crime in the inner cities 内城区犯罪活动盛行▸ epi·dem·ic adjective◆Car theft is now reaching epidemic proportions. 汽车偷盗现已近泛滥成灾。 ➡ compare pandemic |