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Fatal Death Word Fate Mistake He'll Chances Fatally

英语单词 fatal
英美音标 英 ['feɪtl] 美 ['feɪtl]
中文释义 adj.致命的;毁灭性的;决定性的
英语例句 (1) We gave the enemy a fatal blow.
(2) A possibly fatal crisis may be at hand.
(3) The fatal day of the election finally arrived.
中文例句 (1) 我们给敌人以致命的打击。
(2) 毁灭性的危机可能近在咫尺。
(3) 大选决定命运的一天终于来到了。
vocabulary简明 Fatal means something that is capable of causing death. Certain cleaning products, for instance, are labeled, “Could be Fatal if Swallowed.” Here's a helpful suggestion: don't swallow them.
vocabulary扩展 Can you hear the word fate in fatal? In ancient times, people believed that the future was determined by a force called fate, and in the 14th century, the French used the word fatal to describe anything that fate had decreed, including death. By the next century the word had evolved to mean something that specifically causes death. Today the term is used more loosely. If your friend makes a fatal mistake on the tennis court, it doesn't mean that he'll literally die, just that he'll lose the game.
柯林斯解释
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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](行为)致命的,后果极严重的,毁灭性的 A fatal action has very undesirable effects.
  • It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America...

    欧洲若与美国反目显然会有致命的后果。

  • He made the fatal mistake of compromising early...

    他犯了过早妥协的致命错误。

  • It would deal a fatal blow to his fading chances of success.

    这将给他日渐渺茫的成功机会带来致命的一击。

fatally
  • Failure now could fatally damage his chances in the future.

    现在失败会彻底毁掉他未来的机会。

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[ADJ 形容词](事故或疾病)致命的,致死的 A fatal accident or illness causes someone's death.
  • ...the fatal stabbing of a police sergeant...

    对警官致命的一刺

  • A hospital spokesman said she had suffered a fatal heart attack.

    医院发言人说她死于心脏病发作。

fatally
  • The dead soldier is reported to have been fatally wounded in the chest.

    据报道,死去的那位士兵是胸部受了致命伤。

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