epidemic
Произношение: [ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk]
Слово
Контекст: «health»
(noun) an epidemic is when a disease spreads quickly and affects a lot of people in a certain area or community. It's like when many kids in your school get the flu at the same time.
Пример
Last year, there was an epidemic of chickenpox in our town.
Пример
There was no epidemic of colds during the summer vacation.
Пример
Do you think an epidemic of the flu will happen this winter?
Контекст: «health»
(adjective) when something is related to or characteristic of an epidemic. For example, if we say an epidemic outbreak, it means a sudden spreading of a disease.
Пример
The health department issued a warning about the epidemic situation in the neighborhood.
Пример
There was no epidemic warning for the regular seasonal allergies this year.
Пример
What measures are being taken to control the epidemic outbreak?
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