epidemics

英 [ˌepɪ'demɪks] 美 [ˌepɪ'demɪks]

• n. 流行病
• 名词epidemic的复数形式.

英英释义

名词 epidemic:

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. But he adds that such large losses to a population are not unusual in epidemics.
   但他同时指出，如果考虑到流行病，如此大规模的种群消失就习以为常了。
2. Now that the epidemics which water-borne diseases can cause are understood,water supplies are organized to prevent them.
   既然已经了解到水传播的疾病能引起流行病，人们就组织好供水的工作以防止流行病的发生。