pandemic
n. (全國或全球性)流行病,大流行病
A pandemic is an occurrence of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area.
They feared a new cholera pandemic...
他們擔心新一輪的霍亂大流行。
One pandemic of Spanish flu took nearly 22 million lives worldwide.
西班牙流感的大爆發奪去了全球近2,200萬人的生命。
1. an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
1. epidemic over a wide geographical area;
2. existing everywhere;
And thirdly, Doctor Chan warned of a continued threat of pandemic [ pandemic ] influenza.
第三, 陳博士警告一場 全國性 流感的持續威脅.
Or the virus could spread sparking a pandemic in which millions of people are infected.
抑或,病毒可能在人際間迅速傳播,造成幾百萬人感染的大爆發.
So conceivably, this thing could be used to create a pandemic.
因此可以想象, 這個儀器可以用來造成大瘟疫.
At the time, WHO said it would rewrite its pandemic definition to avoid announcing one.
當時, 世衛組織說,它將改寫流感大流行的定義,迴避了宣佈大流行.
In many respects, the 1918 influenza pandemic was similar to others before it and since.
與之前或之後的流感相比,1918年的流感大流行在許多方面是類似的.