Apr 13, 2020 10:56
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English term

outbreak

COVID-19 GBK English to Chinese Medical Medical (general)
Definition from CNN International:
An outbreak is a higher-than-normal rate of occurrence of a disease. The terms epidemic and pandemic are often used to describe the magnitude or nature of an outbreak or series of outbreaks. In other words, think of outbreak as the building block of several other coronavirus-related terms.
Example sentences:
WHO announces COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic (WHO)
Even in this modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant, though not every outbreak reaches pandemic level as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has. (Visual Capitalist)
Combined with epidemiological studies, scientists can pinpoint individuals who may have been the first people to start spreading the disease and so trigger the outbreak. (BBC News)
Proposed translations (Chinese)
5 +2 (疫情)爆发
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Proposed translations

+2
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Selected

(疫情)爆发

Definition from 百度百科:
疾病爆发是指在局限的区域范围和短时间内突然发生许多同类病例的现象。
Example sentences:
全球新冠确诊病例突破190万例,俄罗斯疫情爆发,单日新增病例创新高。 (凤凰网)
瑞银信:全球疫情爆发,我们国内会出现通货膨胀吗? (中国经济新闻网)
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Feng
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agree Liu Peng
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