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1. Oxford Dictionary

   epidemic

   • IPA[ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk]

   英式

   • n.
     a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time；a sudden, widespread occurrence of a particular undesirable phenomenon
   • adj.
     (of a disease) occurring widely in a community at a particular time；(of something bad) widespread in a community

   • noun: epidemic, plural noun: epidemics

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time a flu epidemic an epidemic of cholera 同義詞 outbreak, plague, scourge, infestation, widespread illness/disease, ... 更多pandemic, epizootic, formalrecrudescence, boutade
   • ▪ a sudden, widespread occurrence of a particular undesirable phenomenon an epidemic of violent crime 同義詞 spate, rash, wave, explosion, eruption, ... 更多outbreak, outburst, flare-up, craze, flood, torrent, burst, blaze, flurry, upsurge, upswing, upturn, increase, growth, rise, mushrooming, rareebullition, boutade

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. (of a disease) occurring widely in a community at a particular time epidemic diseases typhus was epidemic in the winter and spring of 1922
   • ▪ (of something bad) widespread in a community the problem has become epidemic as people spend more time online shoplifting has reached epidemic proportions