local epidemics of this disease could be created.
就可以使这种疾病在一个地区蔓延起来。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 17 A man-made disease

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

local ['lokl] 词频1 词根: loc
adj. 地方的;当地的，本地的;局部的;褊狭的; n. 慢车;本地居民（律师、教士、医生）;住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
💡 loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的，局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial 反义：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
disease [dɪ'ziz] 词频1 词根: dis
n. 疾病;弊端;不安; vt. 传染;使…有病;
💡 dis(apart)+ease→疾病
"About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease."
全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
近义：ill, malady, illness, complaint, condition, affliction 反义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
epidemics [[ˌepi'demiks]]
n. 流行病；时疫；蔓延（epidemic的复数）
created
a. 创造的\\n[电] 创造的, 建立的
近义：made

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.
它们一年中消灭了多少昆虫，我们简直无法猜测，它们是吃不饱的动物，不满意一日三餐。
The degree of secrecy naturally varies considerably.
保密程度自然差别很大。
In fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventing muscle inactivity.
事实上，睡眠状态下仍有着基本的活动量，以防止肌肉活动停止。
shape in only two dimensions.
形态只有两种尺度。
This may sound fantastic, but it is easily calculated.
这点听起来令人难以置信，但却很容易计算出来。
Make sure that all bottles are opened in your presence,
确保瓶子是当着你的面开启的，