瘟疫

wēn yì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

指一种具有高度传染性和致死性的疾病，常引起大规模流行。

Refers to a highly contagious and deadly disease that often causes widespread epidemics.

常用于描述历史上或现实中严重传染病的爆发，强调其广泛传播和危害性。

Often used to describe outbreaks of severe infectious diseases in history or reality, emphasizing their wide spread and harm.

1 中世纪欧洲的黑死病是一场可怕的瘟疫。 (The Black Death in medieval Europe was a terrible plague.)
2 这场瘟疫夺走了无数人的生命。 (This plague claimed countless lives.)
3 为了避免瘟疫扩散，政府迅速采取了隔离措施。 (To prevent the spread of the plague, the government quickly took quarantine measures.)
4 历史上多次瘟疫改变了人类社会的进程。 (Many plagues in history have changed the course of human society.)
5 现代医学的进步使得许多昔日致命的瘟疫得到了控制。 (Advances in modern medicine have brought many once-deadly plagues under control.)

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