pandemic

英 [pæn'demɪk] 美 [pæn'demɪk]

• adj. 全国流行的
• n. 流行病

英英释义

Noun:

1. an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

Adjective:

1. epidemic over a wide geographical area;

   "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"
   

2. existing everywhere;

   "pandemic fear of nuclear war"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The risk of pandemic influenza is serious.
   全球流感的危险性非常严重。
2. Vaccines effective against a pandemic virus are not yet available.
   目前仍没有可有效预防流感大流行的疫苗。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The flu was arrested before it became a pandemic.
   流感在变成流行病之前被控制住了。
2. The bird flu pandemic is well controlled.
   禽流感疫情控制得非常好。

经典引文

• If..enough people aren't protected..it could spread to pandemic proportions.

  出自：National Observer (US)

词汇搭配

• pandemic influenza 大流行性感冒,洲间流...
• pandemic disease 大范围流行病,全国或...
• pandemic infection 世界性传染

近反义词

【近义词】

• cosmopolitan 世界性的
• universal 普遍的
• global 全球性的
• pest 害虫
• catching 易传染的
• epidemic 流行病
• plague 瘟疫
• contagion 传染病
• sickness 疾病
• disease 疾病
• illness 病