cholera

US:  [ˈkɒlərə]

n.

1.【病】霍乱

1 . The current response to cholera outbreaks tends to be reactive, in the form of an emergency response.
目前对霍乱暴发的应对往往是反应性的，形式是紧急应对。

2 . A cholera coordination committee should be in place in countries where cholera outbreaks are recurrent.
在反复发生霍乱暴发的国家应建立霍乱协调委员会。

3 . During World War II, the refinery continued to feed the Allied war machine despite food shortages and a cholera epidemic among workers.
第二次世界大战期间，即使工人食品短缺，霍乱施虐，炼油厂也一直源源不断地给盟军的战争机器提供汽油。

4 . The current wave of cholera outbreaks which had begun several weeks ago in West Africa is still ongoing ( see map below).
几周前在西非开始的本波霍乱暴发仍在继续（见下面的地图）。

5 . Cholera is not the only disease where environmental factors could be used to predict future outbreaks either, says Colwell.
说：“霍乱不是唯一可用环境因素来预测其未来爆发的疾病。”