| 释义 |
flatten the curve phrase to make the rate of change slower for something that might be shown as a line on a graph, especially to make the increase in the rate of infections slower when a disease is spreading: These public health measures are designed to flatten the curve in the spread of the disease. Preventing a health care system from being overwhelmed in an epidemic requires a society to "flatten the curve" - that is, slow the rate of infection so there aren't too many cases that need hospitalization at one time. This sort of banking lowers long-term interest rates; it flattens the curve. The race was on to flatten the curve and have fewer people infected with the virus. This public health strategy became widely known as flattening the curve. See also
flatten(BECOME LEVEL) |