在多個(gè)國(guó)家和多個(gè)洲暴發(fā)、感染人數(shù)眾多的大流行病

an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population

柯林斯詞典（Collins Dictionary）選出的年度詞匯：

lockdown（封鎖）

對(duì)旅行、社交互動(dòng)和公共空間出入實(shí)施嚴(yán)格限制

the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces

劍橋詞典（Cambridge Dictionary）選出的年度詞匯：

quarantine（隔離）

為了防止感染和傳播疾病，在一段時(shí)間內(nèi)禁止人們離家或自由旅行

a general period of time in which people are not allowed to leave their homes or travel freely, so that they do not catch or spread a disease

其他2020年度熱詞：

furlough 強(qiáng)制休假

因?yàn)槠髽I(yè)不景氣，員工被暫時(shí)解雇

a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them

social distancing 社交隔離

為防止感染疾病而在自己和他人之間保持一定距離的做法

the practice of maintaining a certain distance between oneself and other people in order to prevent infection with a disease

key worker 關(guān)鍵崗位員工

對(duì)社會(huì)運(yùn)行至關(guān)重要的若干職業(yè)的員工，比如教師、警察、醫(yī)護(hù)人員、商店店員等

an employee in any of a number of professions considered to be essential to the functioning of society, for example teachers, police officers, health workers, shop workers, etc.

BLM（for Black Lives Matter）黑人的命也是命

反對(duì)種族暴力和壓迫的運(yùn)動(dòng)

a movement that campaigns against racially motivated violence and oppression

TikToker 抖友

經(jīng)常分享或出現(xiàn)在抖音視頻中的人

a person who regularly shares or appears in videos on TikTok

（中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng) 朱月紅 陳丹妮）