English Dictionary

flatten the curve

動詞

口語

(epidemiology, colloquial) To reduce the rate at which an infection spreads during an epidemic, decreasing the number of active cases at any given time by increasing the period of time over which numbers of similar cases occur.

日本語の意味

感染拡大の速度を落とし、同時に発生する感染者数のピークを低くする対策を講じること / 感染が急激に広がるのを防ぎ、全体の感染期間を延ばすことで医療機関の負担を軽減すること

To prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, we must flatten the curve through widespread vaccination and social distancing.

病院が逼迫しないようにするために、広範なワクチン接種と社会的距離の確保によって感染の拡大を遅らせる必要がある。

意味（1）

(epidemiology, colloquial) To reduce the rate at which an infection spreads during an epidemic, decreasing the number of active cases at any given time by increasing the period of time over which numbers of similar cases occur.

It is possible that these measures could have started to flatten the curve of deaths before the effects of the wider lockdown were visible.

flattens the curve （ present singular third-person ）

flattening the curve （ participle present ）

flattened the curve （ participle past ）

flattened the curve （ past ）