pandemic[p?n'demik]

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瘟疫（名詞）

(noun) An epidemic that is spread over a large geographic area. (NOTE: also used as an adjective)

EXAMPLE: The highly contagious disease spread rapidly from country to country and soon became a pandemic.

這種高度傳染性的疾病快速在國家間蔓延，很快成了一場瘟疫。

to hold great promise

帶來巨大希望

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To have great positive potential.

EXAMPLE: The construction of an airport holds great promise for the remote rural area.

機場的建設給這個偏僻的農村地區帶來巨大希望。