[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]致命的;可致死的 A substance that is lethal can kill people or animals.
...a lethal dose of sleeping pills.
剂量足以致命的安眠药
...chemicals lethal to fish and aquatic mammals.
会杀死鱼类和水生哺乳动物的致命化学品
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]危害极大的;毁灭性的 If you describe something as lethal, you mean that it is capable of causing a lot of damage.
High-powered cars are lethal weapons in the hands of inexperienced drivers...
马力大的汽车到了缺乏经验的司机手中便成了毁灭性的武器。
Frost and wet are the lethal combination for plants.
霜雨天气对植物危害极大。
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le·thal/ˈliːθl; NAmEˈliːθl/adjective1causing or able to cause death 致命的;可致死的SYN
deadly
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fatal
◆a lethal dose of poison毒药的致死剂量◆a lethal weapon致命的武器◆( figurative) The closure of the factory dealt a lethal blow to the town.那家工厂的关闭对这座城镇是致命的打击。2( informal) causing or able to cause a lot of harm or damage 危害极大的;破坏性极大的◆You and that car—it's a lethal combination!你和那辆车真是致命的组合!▶le·thal·ly/ˈliːθəli; NAmEˈliːθəli/adverble·thal/ˈliːθl; NAmEˈliːθl/le·thal·ly/ˈliːθəli; NAmEˈliːθəli/
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lethalle‧thal /ˈliːθəl/ ●●○ adjective
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1causing death, or able to cause death → fatal: a lethal dose of heroin a lethal weapon death by lethal injection a lethal cocktail of drink and pillslethal to These chemicals are lethal to fish.2informal likely to be powerful or dangerous – often used humorously: They were all drinking lethal amounts of tequila! Higher taxes and higher inflation were a lethal combination.
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